We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
655 of its 1,229 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Tehran accounted for 563 of Iran's 655 stories about harm, carried by 145 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (210 stories). Earthquake was named in 83 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with flu and hurricane. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
1,141 of its 1,459 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Athens accounted for 1,025 of Greece's 1,141 stories about harm, carried by 816 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (723 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Managua accounted for 81 of Nicaragua's 103 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. 74 of Managua's 81 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
249 of its 534 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Amsterdam accounted for 216 of the Netherlands' 249 stories about harm, carried by 325 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (131 stories).
1,607 of its 2,780 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (13 stories). Plane crash was named in 32 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
76 of its 399 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (66 stories). Drownings were named in 63 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
740 of its 780 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (33 stories). Tropical storm was named in 58 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
55 of its 76 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (33 stories). Drownings were named in 37 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual.
152 of its 440 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (84 stories). Poisoning was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
233 of its 678 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (41 stories). Heatstroke was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
Also named far more than usual: drownings in Romania (63 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); drownings in Kyrgyzstan (37 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); rabies in China (139 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); poisoning in Latvia (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Namibia (14 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 39,124 stories about harm among 208,396 counted on 25 Jul.
On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 208,396 stories, below the usual 20. Mentions of drownings ran about 8 times their usual in Romania's news. In Iran, 53% of the news was about people being harmed, where 32% is usual. A year earlier, on 25 July 2017, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Countries with at least 50 stories that day.
Stories, not people.
Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 19 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.
Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 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 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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