We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
24 of its 60 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 11 of Karakalpak's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (10 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
89 of its 230 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Copenhagen accounted for 87 of Denmark's 89 stories about harm, carried by 294 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (39 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
103 of its 263 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Avalanche was named in 54 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heatwave.
49 of its 151 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
19 of its 25 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Khartoum accounted for 13 of Sudan's 19 stories about harm, carried by 10 outlets. 11 of Khartoum's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
243 of its 839 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (48 stories). Flooding was named in 88 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with storms, wildfires and landslides.
195 of its 491 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
202 of its 617 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (36 stories). Typhoon was named in 34 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms.
144 of its 442 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
57 of its 95 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: flooding in Australia (88 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); tropical storm in Hong Kong (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in China (34 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Iran (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drownings in India (12 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 8,483 stories about harm among 35,927 counted on 3 Jul.
Mentions of the avalanche ran more than ten times their usual in Italy's news. of the day's 35,927 news stories, 24 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 22. Evacuations were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Australia and Italy. Uzbekistan's news was 40% about people being harmed, against a usual 19%. On 3 July 2021, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, against 24 today. This week the news turned most often to Colombia, on 3 of 7 days.
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 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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