We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
77 of its 106 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Baghdad accounted for 56 of Iraq's 77 stories about harm, carried by 140 outlets. 36 of Baghdad's 56 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
86 of its 109 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Darfur accounted for 60 of Sudan's 86 stories about harm, carried by 99 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
37 of its 89 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Bucharest accounted for 29 of Romania's 37 stories about harm, carried by 4 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
36 of its 87 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
121 of its 160 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Kabul accounted for 75 of Afghanistan's 121 stories about harm, carried by 97 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
139 of its 294 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. da Nang accounted for 95 of Vietnam's 139 stories about harm, carried by 209 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (44 stories).
38 of its 71 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
324 of its 612 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Hurricane was named in 37 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
320 of its 820 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
92 of its 270 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Dengue was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.
Also named far more than usual: dengue in Singapore (20 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); drownings in Malaysia (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Israel (37 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Mexico (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drought in Russia (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 27,165 stories about harm among 92,648 counted on 27 Jul.
Singapore's news mentioned the dengue about 7 times as often as usual. 29 in every 100 of the day's 92,648 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 31. On 28 July 2019, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, against 29 today. Iraq stood out: 73% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 55%.
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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