We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
84 of its 127 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Baghdad accounted for 56 of Iraq's 84 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets. 50 of Baghdad's 56 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (49 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
955 of its 1,284 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Jerusalem accounted for 385 of Israel's 955 stories about harm, carried by 275 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (657 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
166 of its 376 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Outbreaks were named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
60 of its 200 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (46 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
126 of its 287 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 32 of Ho Chi Minh City's 39 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (59 stories). Heavy rain was named in 46 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with tropical storm and typhoon.
61 of its 63 stories (97%) were about people being harmed, usually 84%. Managua accounted for 52 of Nicaragua's 61 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. 46 of Managua's 52 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
Quneitra accounted for 128 of Syria's 319 stories about harm, carried by 177 outlets. 67 of Quneitra's 128 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (93 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
12 of its 13 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Plane crash was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
39 of its 109 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 24 of Yuen Long's 25 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
77 of its 201 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (49 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: drought in South Africa (62 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Vietnam (46 of its stories, about three times its usual); wildfires in Canada (144 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); plane crash in Palau (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heatwave in Sweden (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 21 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 22,290 stories about harm among 115,758 counted on 21 Jul.
Mentions of the drought ran more than ten times their usual in South Africa's news. of the day's 115,758 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. A year earlier, on 21 July 2017, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. Iraq's news was 66% about people being harmed, against a usual 54%.
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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