We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
167 of its 323 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (29 stories). Avalanche 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.
73 of its 87 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Oil spill was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
185 of its 348 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Tehran accounted for 105 of Iran's 185 stories about harm, carried by 129 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
8 of its 12 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).
28 of its 66 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories).
14 of its 19 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
421 of its 1,010 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Storms were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
238 of its 522 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Jerusalem accounted for 117 of Israel's 238 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets.
Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Bamako accounted for 20 of Mali's 30 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets. 13 of Bamako's 20 stories were about protests or strikes.
Also named far more than usual: flooding in Indonesia (21 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); drought in Ethiopia (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flooding in New Zealand (22 of its stories, about three times its usual); power cuts in Pakistan (18 of its stories, about three times its usual); storms in Russia (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 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 31,488 stories about harm among 108,750 counted on 16 Jul.
It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 11 March 2020. of the day's 108,750 news stories, 29 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 31. Reports of vaccination, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Mentions of oil spill ran about 8 times their usual in Yemen's news. A year earlier, on 17 July 2019, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 29 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 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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