We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
697 of its 729 stories (96%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Kismayo accounted for 589 of Somalia's 697 stories about harm, carried by 681 outlets. 366 of Kismayo's 589 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (353 stories). Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
173 of its 225 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Kathmandu accounted for 132 of Nepal's 173 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Landslides were named in 137 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
276 of its 381 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Kabul accounted for 139 of Afghanistan's 276 stories about harm, carried by 143 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
18 of its 29 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
356 of its 626 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Jerusalem accounted for 204 of Israel's 356 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. 164 of Jerusalem's 204 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (262 stories). Outbreaks were named in 96 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
47 of its 81 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 9 of Bogota's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
147 of its 173 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Khartoum accounted for 131 of Sudan's 147 stories about harm, carried by 113 outlets. 129 of Khartoum's 131 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
44 of its 100 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (23 stories). Extreme cold was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
11,266 of its 32,928 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (323 stories). Hurricane was named in 3,051 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with tropical storm, storm surge and power cuts.
235 of its 701 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (102 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami.
Also named far more than usual: hurricane in US (3051 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); outbreaks in Israel (96 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); extreme cold in Puerto Rico (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Italy (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Greece (24 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 23,212 stories about harm among 96,082 counted on 13 Jul.
It was the highest share of stories about people being harmed since 17 March 2019. For the second day running, the news turned to Somalia. Stories about people being harmed made up 24 in every 100 of the day's 96,082 stories, above the usual 21. A year earlier, on 13 July 2018, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 24 today.
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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