We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
33 of its 49 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Bishkek accounted for 30 of Kyrgyzstan's 33 stories about harm, carried by 3 outlets. 16 of Bishkek's 30 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories).
754 of its 1,551 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (5 stories). Road crashes were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
147 of its 218 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Beirut accounted for 124 of Lebanon's 147 stories about harm, carried by 143 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
55 of its 86 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (46 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
352 of its 1,368 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 215 of Helsinki's 335 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (33 stories). Wildfires were named in 49 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
512 of its 1,256 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Tehran accounted for 457 of Iran's 512 stories about harm, carried by 153 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (89 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
34 of its 133 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 7 of Yambol's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Outbreaks were named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
188 of its 204 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 83%. Managua accounted for 168 of Nicaragua's 188 stories about harm, carried by 254 outlets. 141 of Managua's 168 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
67 of its 145 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 37 of Bogota's 48 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
34 of its 101 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 20 of Rabat's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Train derailment was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Also named far more than usual: accidents in Puerto Rico (54 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Bulgaria (20 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hunger in Saudi Arabia (36 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); dengue in Fiji (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in Morocco (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 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 31,928 stories about harm among 186,673 counted on 16 Jul.
No day had a lower share of stories about people being harmed since 9 November 2016. Kyrgyzstan stood out: 67% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 18%. Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. of the day's 186,673 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 21.
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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