We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
98 of its 133 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Gaza accounted for 61 of Palestine's 98 stories about harm, carried by 11 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Outbreaks were named in 48 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
91 of its 133 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Baghdad accounted for 63 of Iraq's 91 stories about harm, carried by 164 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
32 of its 62 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories).
182 of its 372 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. 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.
330 of its 517 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Brasilia accounted for 121 of Brazil's 330 stories about harm, carried by 477 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (39 stories). Flu was named in 130 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with hiv.
26 of its 40 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Plague was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
161 of its 281 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Tehran accounted for 93 of Iran's 161 stories about harm, carried by 99 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (43 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
318 of its 878 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (51 stories). Heavy rain was named in 69 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with flooding and landslides. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Kabul accounted for 43 of Afghanistan's 94 stories about harm, carried by 97 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
18 of its 23 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: flu in Brazil (130 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in Indonesia (44 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); plague in Mongolia (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heavy rain in Japan (69 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); plague in China (117 of its stories, about 7 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 32,535 stories about harm among 105,987 counted on 7 Jul.
It was the second day running that the news turned to Palestine. of the day's 105,987 news stories, 31 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 32. Brazil's news mentioned the flu about 4 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 8 July 2019, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 31 today. In Palestine, 74% of the news was about people being harmed, where 49% is 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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