We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
150 of its 306 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Almaty accounted for 143 of Kazakhstan's 150 stories about harm, carried by 314 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 10 times the usual rate (146 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
519 of its 745 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Ramallah accounted for 273 of Palestine's 519 stories about harm, carried by 8 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (230 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
175 of its 467 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 74 of Ho Chi Minh City's 87 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (43 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
565 of its 683 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Quneitra accounted for 332 of Syria's 565 stories about harm, carried by 344 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (261 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
443 of its 907 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Outbreaks were named in 46 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.
134 of its 210 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. 81 of Baghdad's 87 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (96 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
176 of its 494 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Wildfires were named in 128 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
1,086 of its 1,701 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Jerusalem accounted for 586 of Israel's 1,086 stories about harm, carried by 370 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
33 of its 54 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 25 of Bishkek's 32 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (19 stories).
59 of its 121 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Sweden (128 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); poisoning in Brazil (63 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Canada (194 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Mexico (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hepatitis in Switzerland (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 20 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 38,161 stories about harm among 199,671 counted on 20 Jul.
Kazakhstan stood out: 49% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 11%. A year earlier, on 20 July 2017, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. of the day's 199,671 news stories, 19 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 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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