We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
949 of its 1,227 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Athens accounted for 813 of Greece's 949 stories about harm, carried by 652 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (779 stories). Tsunami was named in 68 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
217 of its 294 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Phnom Penh accounted for 179 of Cambodia's 217 stories about harm, carried by 178 outlets. 170 of Phnom Penh's 179 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 10 times the usual rate (166 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
251 of its 711 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Hunger was named in 75 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with cholera. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
548 of its 934 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Hurricane was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
441 of its 460 stories (96%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Vientiane accounted for 196 of Laos' 441 stories about harm, carried by 268 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (69 stories). Tropical storm was named in 68 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
79 of its 217 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 45 of Yerevan's 52 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (62 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
46 of its 97 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (42 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
156 of its 451 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (72 stories). Heatwave was named in 35 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
37 of its 49 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 9 of Freetown's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories).
636 of its 2,008 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 7 times the usual rate (104 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: train derailment in Iraq (64 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Kenya (94 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flooding in South Korea (35 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); poisoning in Latvia (15 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); cholera in Yemen (33 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 38,144 stories about harm among 211,617 counted on 26 Jul.
The news turned to Greece for the fourth day running. 18 in every 100 of the day's 211,617 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. In Iraq's news, mentions of train derailment ran more than ten times their usual. Reports of volunteers, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Greece's news was 77% about people being harmed, against a usual 37%.
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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