We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
236 of its 460 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Jerusalem accounted for 139 of Israel's 236 stories about harm, carried by 131 outlets. 82 of Jerusalem's 139 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (47 stories).
71 of its 134 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (36 stories). Illness was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
88 of its 183 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
15 of its 21 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories).
146 of its 268 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Tehran accounted for 67 of Iran's 146 stories about harm, carried by 88 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
1,488 of its 3,359 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (41 stories). Landslides were named in 57 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with drownings.
Damascus accounted for 38 of Syria's 77 stories about harm, carried by 113 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
70 of its 162 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories).
93 of its 163 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
11 of its 14 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: natural hazards in New Zealand (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); polio in Pakistan (17 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); tornadoes in Canada (25 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); landslides in China (20 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); landslides in India (57 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 16,246 stories about harm among 48,899 counted on 19 Jul.
It was the second day running that the news turned to Israel. In Pakistan's news, mentions of the polio ran about 6 times their usual. On 20 July 2019, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 33 today. 33 in every 100 of the day's 48,899 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 31. This week the news turned most often to Mali, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 2 of them.
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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