We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
142 of its 215 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Gaza accounted for 89 of Palestine's 142 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (91 stories). Outbreaks were named in 83 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
37 of its 58 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Oromo accounted for 26 of Ethiopia's 37 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. 13 of Oromo's 26 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
82 of its 120 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Baghdad accounted for 54 of Iraq's 82 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
84 of its 224 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (9 stories).
313 of its 820 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (44 stories). Flooding was named in 74 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with heavy rain, landslides and typhoon. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
31 of its 45 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Outbreaks were named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
124 of its 250 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. 20 of Causeway Bay's 33 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
Reports of people falling ill ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories). Landslides were named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Kabul accounted for 44 of Afghanistan's 79 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets. Earthquake was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
42 of its 72 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories).
Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Dominican Republic (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Japan (74 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); plague in China (223 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plague in Mongolia (11 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); earthquake in Afghanistan (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 28,714 stories about harm among 92,290 counted on 6 Jul.
Palestine's news mentioned outbreaks about 5 times as often as usual. 31 in every 100 of the day's 92,290 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 32. A year earlier, on 7 July 2019, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 31 today. Palestine stood out: 66% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 49%.
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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