We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
64 of its 138 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Oslo accounted for 34 of Norway's 64 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
219 of its 310 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Havana accounted for 130 of Cuba's 219 stories about harm, carried by 256 outlets. 106 of Havana's 130 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
410 of its 1,005 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Cholera was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
700 of its 1,864 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (48 stories). Flooding was named in 140 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with heavy rain, storms and typhoon.
Tehran accounted for 34 of Iran's 69 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. 22 of Tehran's 34 stories were about protests or strikes. Drought was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
56 of its 108 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 11 of Yuen Long's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
13 of its 25 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
26 of its 38 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
86 of its 196 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
17 of its 52 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 7 of Dar es Salaam's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories).
Also named far more than usual: drought in Iran (26 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); typhoon in Philippines (24 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drownings in Ireland (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Russia (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in India (45 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 19,866 stories about harm among 85,954 counted on 22 Jul.
Norway stood out: 46% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 18%. 23 in every 100 of the day's 85,954 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On 22 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.
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 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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