We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
191 of its 394 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Jerusalem accounted for 93 of Israel's 191 stories about harm, carried by 126 outlets. 49 of Jerusalem's 93 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (42 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
36 of its 68 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Hurricane was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with tropical storm and storms.
22 of its 45 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).
45 of its 59 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
120 of its 244 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. 30 of Harare's 57 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
50 of its 116 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 9 of Warsaw's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Baghdad accounted for 39 of Iraq's 58 stories about harm, carried by 55 outlets. 21 of Baghdad's 39 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 8 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
54 of its 131 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Brussels accounted for 42 of Belgium's 54 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets.
49 of its 120 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
25 of its 45 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Namibia (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Thailand (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Bangladesh (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heatwave in Russia (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tropical storm in US (306 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 29,017 stories about harm among 101,109 counted on 24 Jul.
The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 10 March 2020. On 25 July 2019, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 29 today. of the day's 101,109 news stories, 29 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 31. Israel stood out: 48% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 42%.
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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