We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
267 of its 566 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Jerusalem accounted for 141 of Israel's 267 stories about harm, carried by 114 outlets. 82 of Jerusalem's 141 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (53 stories). Landslides were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
53 of its 109 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
26 of its 34 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
48 of its 108 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Minsk accounted for 42 of Belarus' 48 stories about harm, carried by 67 outlets. 33 of Minsk's 42 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (30 stories).
Bamako accounted for 21 of Mali's 36 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets. 13 of Bamako's 21 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
32 of its 66 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
21 of its 34 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Outbreaks were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
52 of its 84 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Ramallah accounted for 26 of Palestine's 52 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets.
8 of its 11 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. 3 of la Casita's 5 stories were about protests or strikes.
Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in North Macedonia (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); landslides in Indonesia (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Belgium (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tuberculosis in Chile (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Jamaica (10 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 32,637 stories about harm among 112,503 counted on 15 Jul.
The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 11 March 2020. 29 in every 100 of the day's 112,503 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 31. On the side of help, reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate. North Macedonia's news mentioned outbreaks about three times as often as usual. On 16 July 2019, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 29 today.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Countries with at least 50 stories that day.
Stories, not people.
Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 29 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.
Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 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 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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