We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
119 of its 178 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Yerevan accounted for 110 of Armenia's 119 stories about harm, carried by 104 outlets. 88 of Yerevan's 110 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (105 stories).
48 of its 193 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Landslides were named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
92 of its 114 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Assab accounted for 81 of Eritrea's 92 stories about harm, carried by 103 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
117 of its 170 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Chebaa accounted for 106 of Lebanon's 117 stories about harm, carried by 162 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (104 stories).
1,048 of its 1,501 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. 279 of Jerusalem's 547 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (478 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
265 of its 542 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 193 of Cairo's 212 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (129 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
71 of its 181 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 53 of Kampala's 59 stories were about protests or strikes. HIV was named in 53 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
332 of its 475 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Athens accounted for 280 of Greece's 332 stories about harm, carried by 220 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
201 of its 348 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (88 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
57 of its 170 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (33 stories). Avalanche was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with plane crash.
Also named far more than usual: hiv in Uganda (53 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); storms in Japan (105 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Indonesia (25 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hiv in Guyana (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Switzerland (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 24,326 stories about harm among 113,441 counted on 28 Jul.
In Armenia, 67% of the news was about people being harmed, where 22% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 113,441 stories, above the usual 20. Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. For the second day running, the news turned to Armenia. Uganda's news mentioned HIV about 8 times as often as usual.
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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