We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
686 of its 1,023 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Jerusalem accounted for 608 of Israel's 686 stories about harm, carried by 188 outlets. 479 of Jerusalem's 608 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (221 stories). Drownings were named in 69 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
196 of its 264 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Passchendaele accounted for 190 of Belgium's 196 stories about harm, carried by 236 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (190 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
47 of its 82 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
278 of its 449 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
560 of its 1,087 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Hamburg accounted for 475 of Germany's 560 stories about harm, carried by 462 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate (139 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
799 of its 1,028 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Caracas accounted for 715 of Venezuela's 799 stories about harm, carried by 493 outlets. 555 of Caracas' 715 stories were about protests or strikes. Hunger was named in 38 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.
619 of its 1,757 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (17 stories). Road crashes were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
883 of its 3,741 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 182 of Sydney's 353 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 8 times the usual rate (49 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
74 of its 114 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Jujuy accounted for 60 of Argentina's 74 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets. 60 of Jujuy's 60 stories were about protests or strikes.
242 of its 414 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (105 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: hunger in Canada (265 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in Italy (23 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); wildfires in Spain (32 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Venezuela (38 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); drought in China (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 Jul. The big dot is this day; the shaded band is a normal day (the 30 days before it). Click a day to open it. Based on 26,865 stories about harm among 123,292 counted on 29 Jul.
Mentions of the hunger ran more than ten times their usual in Canada's news. of the day's 123,292 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Israel for the second day running. Israel's news was 67% about people being harmed, against a usual 55%. On 29 July 2016, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 22 today.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Countries with at least 50 stories that day.
Stories, not people.
The day's biggest events: attacks, accidents and disasters, people displaced, protests, outbreaks. Bigger dot: more stories. Ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported it and how clearly it was about one thing, the same way for every place and year; the news data does not say who attacked whom, so both sides of a war appear where the news put them. Click a dot for its stories.
Of the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.
Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.
The words in the day's stories were about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.
From the words reporters used across the whole day, never one story. Fear is the weakest of the four measures. How?
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