We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
424 of its 789 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (106 stories). Storms were named in 81 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drownings, power cuts and heatwave. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Tehran accounted for 57 of Iran's 91 stories about harm, carried by 74 outlets. 29 of Tehran's 57 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
94 of its 196 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
44 of its 89 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
47 of its 75 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
92 of its 323 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Drought was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Yangon accounted for 20 of Myanmar's 28 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets. Covid was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
95 of Havana's 106 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (83 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
71 of its 155 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at about 10 times the usual rate (38 stories).
Also named far more than usual: covid in Myanmar (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); ebola in China (29 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drought in Afghanistan (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); measles in India (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tornadoes in Canada (17 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 20,657 stories about harm among 90,731 counted on 15 Jul.
In Germany, 54% of the news was about people being harmed, where 21% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 90,731 stories, as usual. Mentions of Covid ran about three times their usual in Myanmar's news. On 15 July 2020, a year earlier, the share was 29 in every 100, against 23 today.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Countries with at least 50 stories that day.
Stories, not people.
Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 23 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.
Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 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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