We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
132 of its 183 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Dhaka accounted for 98 of Bangladesh's 132 stories about harm, carried by 279 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (46 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
42 of its 50 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Mogadishu accounted for 37 of Somalia's 42 stories about harm, carried by 164 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
167 of its 399 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 31 of Kwazulu's 40 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (43 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
30 of its 83 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Covid was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
215 of its 296 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 150 of Haiti's 215 stories about harm, carried by 414 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (44 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
37 of its 58 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Tigray accounted for 28 of Ethiopia's 37 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Covid was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
19 of its 24 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories). Earthquake was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
8 of its 11 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Kabul accounted for 91 of Afghanistan's 190 stories about harm, carried by 93 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
15 of its 18 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Pyongyang accounted for 14 of North Korea's 15 stories about harm, carried by 15 outlets.
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Tajikistan (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Indonesia (25 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); covid in Ethiopia (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in Japan (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in France (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 11,170 stories about harm among 45,570 counted on 10 Jul.
Tajikistan's news mentioned the earthquake more than ten times as often as usual. 25 in every 100 of the day's 45,570 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 23. For the second day running, the news turned to Bangladesh. A year earlier, on 10 July 2020, 30 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 25 today. Bangladesh's news was 72% about people being harmed, against a usual 48%.
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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