We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
342 of its 497 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Ahrweiler accounted for 206 of Germany's 342 stories about harm, carried by 471 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (109 stories). Landslides were named in 60 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with power cuts and tsunami. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
44 of its 62 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Baghdad accounted for 26 of Iraq's 44 stories about harm, carried by 98 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
62 of its 115 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Drought was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
18 of its 23 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Tunis accounted for 15 of Tunisia's 18 stories about harm, carried by 9 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
66 of its 88 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
46 of its 72 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Landslides were named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Kabul accounted for 89 of Afghanistan's 214 stories about harm, carried by 102 outlets. Drought was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
66 of its 123 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Bangkok accounted for 47 of Thailand's 66 stories about harm, carried by 166 outlets.
80 of its 226 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories).
38 of its 105 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories).
Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Saudi Arabia (22 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); landslides in Syria (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Ghana (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); tropical storm in Philippines (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Nigeria (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 12,025 stories about harm among 46,265 counted on 17 Jul.
It was the highest share of stories about people being harmed since 30 May 2021. of the day's 46,265 news stories, 26 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 23. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Germany and the US. It was the third day running that the news turned to Germany. On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate.
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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