We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
58 of its 105 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. 12 of Caracas' 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (8 stories). Hunger was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with chikungunya, malaria and dengue. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
327 of its 417 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Jakarta accounted for 153 of Indonesia's 327 stories about harm, carried by 173 outlets. Tsunami was named in 188 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with landslides. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
414 of its 513 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Ghazni accounted for 210 of Afghanistan's 414 stories about harm, carried by 162 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (305 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
158 of its 180 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.
145 of its 164 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Tripoli accounted for 91 of Libya's 145 stories about harm, carried by 82 outlets. Drownings were named in 33 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
344 of its 841 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Athens accounted for 296 of Greece's 344 stories about harm, carried by 306 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
71 of its 106 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Big Grand Cay accounted for 58 of the Bahamas' 71 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (14 stories).
176 of its 492 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 46 of Madrid's 66 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (85 stories).
326 of its 943 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
61 of its 72 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: drownings in Libya (33 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); drownings in Italy (25 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); heavy rain in Bangladesh (22 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flu in Australia (28 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); dengue in Malaysia (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 19,215 stories about harm among 82,517 counted on 7 Jul.
Mentions of the tsunami ran about three times their usual in Indonesia's news. of the day's 82,517 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 20. Venezuela stood out: 55% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 47%. A year earlier, on 7 July 2018, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today. This week the news turned most often to Libya, on 4 of 7 days.
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 softer 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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