Dominican Republic
28 of its 36 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Hurricane was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
The day's news pointed at the hurricane in the Dominican Republic, illness in Mecca and refugees in Libya. Libya's coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.
Part of lifeHealth
62 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual
Country that rose mostSaudi Arabia
56 in 100 of its 400 stories, usually 41
RegionEvery region
about as usual
Tone of the words
Much softer than usual
across the world's stories about harm
What the world's news was about today
how these are picked →Saudi Arabia
224 of its 400 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Mecca accounted for 151 of Saudi Arabia's 224 stories about harm, carried by 268 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories).
Libya
45 of its 75 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Belarus
49 of its 94 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Minsk accounted for 35 of Belarus' 49 stories about harm, carried by 65 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (31 stories).
6 more places the news pointed at
Bangladesh
157 of its 246 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Heavy rain was named in 32 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with storm surge and hurricane.
Nigeria
Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (35 stories). Gas explosion was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hepatitis. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Afghanistan
Kabul accounted for 56 of Afghanistan's 85 stories about harm, carried by 86 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Kashmir
Jammu accounted for 42 of Kashmir's 74 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Iran
Tehran accounted for 65 of Iran's 107 stories about harm, carried by 234 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Puerto Rico
59 of its 80 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Landslides were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts and heavy rain.
Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Vietnam (68 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in Bangladesh (32 of its stories, about three times its usual); illness in Ethiopia (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); poisoning in Jordan (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Puerto Rico (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
28 in 100 stories were about harm
usually 30; 29 the day beforeStories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 31,047 stories about harm among 109,705 counted on 29 Jul.
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No day had a lower share of stories about people being harmed since 10 March 2020. Stories about people being harmed made up 28 in every 100 of the day's 109,705 stories, below the usual 30. the Dominican Republic's news was 78% about people being harmed, against a usual 35%. In Vietnam's news, mentions of outbreaks ran about three times their usual. On 30 July 2019, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 28 today.
- 28 in every 100 of the day's 109,705 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 30).
- Dominican Republic: 28 of its 36 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%.
- Saudi Arabia: 224 of its 400 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%.
- Libya: 45 of its 75 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%.
- Belarus: 49 of its 94 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%.
- Mentions of outbreaks ran about three times their usual in Vietnam's news.
- Mentions of the hurricane ran more than ten times their usual in the Dominican Republic's news.
- Across the world, the words of the day's news were much softer than usual.
- It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 10 March 2020.
- A year earlier, on 30 July 2019, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 28 today.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Where harm was most of the news all →
Puerto Rico74 in 100 of its 80 stories · usually 54 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan68 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan64 in 100 of its 133 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh64 in 100 of its 246 stories · usually 52 · mostly health Syria61 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violenceCountries with at least 50 stories that day.
Where people protested
Portland US366 stories about protests or strikes, of its 425 Washington US281 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1460 Chicago US90 stories about protests or strikes, of its 296 Jerusalem Israel60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 140 London UK49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 433Stories, not people.
Where it happened
feelings in full →
Attacks & violenceAccidents & disastersPeople displacedDeaths, cause not givenProtests & strikesDisease & outbreaks
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.
Biggest events
● Portland US protests & strikes · 425 stories, 697 outlets ● Phoenix US accidents & disasters · 163 stories, 326 outlets ● Tehran Iran attacks & violence · 65 stories, 234 outlets ● Da Nang Vietnam disease & outbreaks · 66 stories, 99 outlets ● Kabul Afghanistan attacks & violence · 56 stories, 86 outlets ● Geneva Switzerland disease & outbreaks · 35 stories, 56 outlets ● Riyadh Saudi Arabia attacks & violence · 42 stories, 75 outlets ● Baghdad Iraq attacks & violence · 23 stories, 57 outletsThe day in three measures
Parts of life 30 days →
Health62% 19,051 stories · about as usual Rights & justice18% 5,498 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents7% 2,296 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence5% 1,548 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 1,091 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 604 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 433 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 290 stories · about as usualOf the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.
Harm reported 30 days →
Stories reporting people killed7,585 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,074 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,978 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,305 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees160 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions138 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations122 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced121 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill56 at about the usual rateStories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.
How it felt 30 days →
harshwarm
The words in the day's stories were much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.
● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than usual
● Fearabout as 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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