We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
151 of its 166 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Tunis accounted for 113 of Tunisia's 151 stories about harm, carried by 88 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
804 of its 1,327 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (424 stories). Typhoon was named in 228 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
33 of its 41 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Abidjan accounted for 33 of Côte d’Ivoire's 33 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. 31 of Abidjan's 33 stories were about protests or strikes. Ebola was named in 32 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks.
18 of its 28 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 7%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Malaria was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
151 of its 337 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 45 of Port-au-Prince's 63 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (117 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
158 of its 174 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 81%. Managua accounted for 150 of Nicaragua's 158 stories about harm, carried by 122 outlets. 147 of Managua's 150 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
474 of its 865 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (192 stories). Train derailment was named in 199 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
81 of its 131 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Kampala accounted for 74 of Uganda's 81 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
150 of its 228 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Asmara accounted for 138 of Eritrea's 150 stories about harm, carried by 137 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
12 of its 19 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: train derailment in Türkiye (199 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in China (88 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in South Sudan (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in Panama (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Dominica (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 21,351 stories about harm among 93,544 counted on 8 Jul.
Tunisia stood out: 91% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 11%. Mentions of Ebola ran more than ten times their usual in Côte d’Ivoire's news. Evacuations were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about Japan and the US. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 93,544 stories, above the usual 21. This week the news turned most often to Senegal, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.
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 much harsher than 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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