We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
33 of its 53 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Ramallah accounted for 26 of Palestine's 33 stories about harm, carried by 115 outlets. 17 of Ramallah's 26 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (21 stories). Illness was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
241 of its 373 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Kabul accounted for 89 of Afghanistan's 241 stories about harm, carried by 198 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (59 stories). Covid was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
100 of its 187 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (25 stories). Wildfires were named in 54 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
66 of its 109 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Tigray accounted for 50 of Ethiopia's 66 stories about harm, carried by 55 outlets. Drought was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Havana accounted for 38 of Cuba's 61 stories about harm, carried by 143 outlets. 25 of Havana's 38 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
65 of its 196 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Extreme cold was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
9 of Wan Chai's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
Jerusalem accounted for 90 of Israel's 161 stories about harm, carried by 129 outlets. Flu was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Storms were named in 36 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Yangon accounted for 28 of Myanmar's 53 stories about harm, carried by 105 outlets. 14 of Yangon's 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: landslides in Bangladesh (22 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); extreme cold in Brazil (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Tunisia (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); flu in Israel (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); earthquake in South Africa (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 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 17,553 stories about harm among 73,601 counted on 30 Jul.
For the second day running, the news turned to Palestine. Stories about people being harmed made up 24 in every 100 of the day's 73,601 stories, as usual. On 30 July 2020, a year earlier, the share was 28 in every 100, against 24 today. In Palestine, 62% of the news was about people being harmed, where 52% is usual.
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 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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