We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
94 of its 190 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. 23 of Jerusalem's 36 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
156 of its 252 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Tehran accounted for 102 of Iran's 156 stories about harm, carried by 227 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
61 of its 81 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Heavy rain was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.
21 of its 30 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Algiers accounted for 16 of Algeria's 21 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories).
74 of its 149 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
Jakarta accounted for 35 of Indonesia's 62 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Landslides were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.
Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (28 stories). Road crashes were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
8 of Bamako's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Kabul accounted for 37 of Afghanistan's 65 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). 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.
Also named far more than usual: landslides in Indonesia (11 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); flu in Ireland (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in China (23 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); road crashes in Nigeria (16 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); heatstroke in Canada (13 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 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 18,677 stories about harm among 58,630 counted on 18 Jul.
New Zealand's news mentioned heavy rain about 7 times as often as usual. 32 in every 100 of the day's 58,630 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 19 July 2019, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 32 today. Israel stood out: 49% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 40%.
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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