We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
38 of its 48 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Bamako accounted for 35 of Mali's 38 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. 34 of Bamako's 35 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
45 of its 57 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (29 stories). Landslides were named in 35 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with heavy rain and flooding. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
98 of its 104 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Srebrenica accounted for 94 of Bosnia's 98 stories about harm, carried by 349 outlets. Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
35 of its 47 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (28 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 29 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with outbreaks.
20 of its 41 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 10 of Sofia's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories).
33 of its 45 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Oromo accounted for 29 of Ethiopia's 33 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
212 of its 435 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (46 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
125 of its 197 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Dhaka accounted for 72 of Bangladesh's 125 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).
Jerusalem accounted for 57 of Israel's 81 stories about harm, carried by 107 outlets. 37 of Jerusalem's 57 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories).
34 of its 75 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: respiratory illness in Kashmir (17 of its stories, about three times its usual); drownings in Egypt (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in China (45 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); building collapse in Nigeria (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tornadoes in Canada (18 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 18,483 stories about harm among 58,265 counted on 11 Jul.
Of the day's 58,265 news stories, 32 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 12 July 2019, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 32 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 much harsher 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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