We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
246 of its 341 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Kabul accounted for 141 of Afghanistan's 246 stories about harm, carried by 284 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (83 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
313 of its 665 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (25 stories). Avalanche was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
22 of Tehran's 34 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests 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.
8 of its 23 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).
93 of its 430 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Wildfires were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories). Storms were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Baghdad accounted for 72 of Iraq's 124 stories about harm, carried by 227 outlets. Illness was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Tunis accounted for 111 of Tunisia's 138 stories about harm, carried by 365 outlets. 79 of Tunis' 111 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
33 of its 71 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).
13 of its 28 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Indonesia (22 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); poisoning in Russia (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Italy (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Iraq (18 of its stories, about three times its usual); typhoon in China (59 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 17,761 stories about harm among 74,490 counted on 26 Jul.
It was the second day running that the news turned to Afghanistan. of the day's 74,490 news stories, 24 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Indonesia's news mentioned the earthquake about 8 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 26 July 2020, 33 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 24 today. In Afghanistan, 72% of the news was about people being harmed, where 58% is usual.
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 24 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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