We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
51 of its 84 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. 14 of Tehran's 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). Drought was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 5 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.
294 of its 904 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate (5 stories). Typhoon was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
199 of its 334 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (26 stories). Heavy rain was named in 56 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with typhoon, flooding and earthquake.
11 of its 13 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
283 of its 827 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Sydney accounted for 181 of Australia's 283 stories about harm, carried by 347 outlets. 108 of Sydney's 181 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (41 stories).
35 of its 69 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Budapest accounted for 32 of Hungary's 35 stories about harm, carried by 224 outlets. 27 of Budapest's 32 stories were about protests or strikes.
95 of its 360 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 30 of Paris' 44 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).
954 of its 2,863 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (62 stories). Landslides were named in 161 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding and building collapse.
36 of its 107 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 4 of Sao Paulo's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).
12 of its 17 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 8 of Minsk's 10 stories were about protests or strikes.
Also named far more than usual: landslides in India (161 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Ireland (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drownings in UK (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 11,254 stories about harm among 44,772 counted on 24 Jul.
For the second day running, the news turned to Iran. A year earlier, on 24 July 2020, 29 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 25 today. Iran's news was 61% about people being harmed, against a usual 44%. of the day's 44,772 news stories, 25 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 24.
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 25 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 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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