We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
556 of its 627 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Golan Heights accounted for 220 of Syria's 556 stories about harm, carried by 193 outlets. 129 of Golan Heights' 220 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (139 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
63 of its 171 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Prague accounted for 56 of the Czechia's 63 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (50 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
165 of its 479 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Wildfires were named in 130 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heatwave. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
297 of its 601 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Jenin accounted for 204 of Palestine's 297 stories about harm, carried by 14 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (167 stories). Road crashes were named in 35 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.
230 of its 251 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 83%. Managua accounted for 183 of Nicaragua's 230 stories about harm, carried by 145 outlets. 160 of Managua's 183 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
40 of its 154 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 19 of Sofia's 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories). Plague was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
72 of its 278 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 10 of Hong Kong's 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
241 of its 949 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (64 stories). Hypothermia was named in 14 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.
79 of its 130 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Minsk accounted for 76 of Belarus' 79 stories about harm, carried by 83 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (69 stories).
528 of its 859 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (70 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: plague in Bulgaria (17 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); wildfires in Latvia (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plague in Rwanda (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in Brazil (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); plane crash in Cuba (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 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 35,512 stories about harm among 216,302 counted on 18 Jul.
It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 9 November 2016. of the day's 216,302 news stories, 16 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. the news turned to Syria for the second day running. A year earlier, on 18 July 2017, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 16 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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