We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
299 of its 375 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Baghdad accounted for 168 of Iraq's 299 stories about harm, carried by 191 outlets. 164 of Baghdad's 168 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (172 stories). Power cuts were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
94 of its 106 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories). Earthquake was named in 40 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
534 of its 789 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Gaza accounted for 354 of Palestine's 534 stories about harm, carried by 205 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (355 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
22 of its 26 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
45 of its 69 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 25 of Rabat's 36 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (27 stories). Train derailment was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
125 of its 136 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 83%. Managua accounted for 110 of Nicaragua's 125 stories about harm, carried by 144 outlets. 108 of Managua's 110 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (86 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
215 of its 445 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Seoul accounted for 208 of South Korea's 215 stories about harm, carried by 203 outlets. 173 of Seoul's 208 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (188 stories).
183 of its 360 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 100 of Nubia's 100 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (107 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
214 of its 379 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 48 of Istanbul's 74 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (127 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Quneitra accounted for 146 of Syria's 289 stories about harm, carried by 175 outlets. 107 of Quneitra's 146 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (116 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: heatwave in Italy (58 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in Morocco (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Yemen (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tuberculosis in North Korea (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in South Africa (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 16,365 stories about harm among 77,846 counted on 15 Jul.
Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. of the day's 77,846 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Israel and Palestine. On 15 July 2017, a year earlier, the share was 26 in every 100, against 21 today. In Iraq, 80% of the news was about people being harmed, where 54% is usual.
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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