We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
103 of its 189 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Jerusalem accounted for 58 of Israel's 103 stories about harm, carried by 141 outlets. 41 of Jerusalem's 58 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (21 stories). Heatwave was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flu and malaria. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
31 of its 43 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Darfur accounted for 23 of Sudan's 31 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
37 of its 84 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Flooding was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides.
21 of its 61 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Outbreaks were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
49 of its 106 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Beirut accounted for 35 of Lebanon's 49 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. 24 of Beirut's 35 stories were about protests or strikes. Illness was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
30 of its 63 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 13 of Warsaw's 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
95 of its 165 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Tehran accounted for 62 of Iran's 95 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
58 of its 82 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
89 of its 179 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Respiratory illness was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
33 of its 65 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 10 of Stockholm's 16 stories were about protests or strikes.
Also named far more than usual: illness in Lebanon (23 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); respiratory illness in Vietnam (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in US (305 of its stories, about three times its usual); building collapse in Nigeria (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); heavy rain in UK (20 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 17,638 stories about harm among 57,464 counted on 25 Jul.
Mentions of flooding ran more than ten times their usual in Trinidad & Tobago's news. of the day's 57,464 news stories, 31 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Israel for the second day running. A year earlier, on 26 July 2019, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 31 today. In Israel, 54% of the news was about people being harmed, where 42% is usual.
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 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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