We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
83 of its 137 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. 20 of Tehran's 34 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Drought was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. 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.
706 of its 1,915 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories). Flooding was named in 199 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain, drought and power cuts.
429 of its 1,048 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (97 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
54 of its 144 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
29 of its 83 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Flu was named in 32 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with bird flu and respiratory illness. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Havana accounted for 52 of Cuba's 118 stories about harm, carried by 55 outlets. 39 of Havana's 52 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
33 of its 46 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Kigali accounted for 20 of Rwanda's 33 stories about harm, carried by 8 outlets.
33 of its 101 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).
16 of its 50 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories).
Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Ghana (24 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in Philippines (30 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); natural hazards in Germany (21 of its stories, about three times its usual); flu in India (32 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); wildfires in UK (24 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 21 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 20,129 stories about harm among 88,089 counted on 21 Jul.
Of the day's 88,089 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. On 21 July 2020, a year earlier, the share was 30 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 softer 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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