We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
14 of its 15 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Skopje accounted for 14 of North Macedonia's 14 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. 13 of Skopje's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (10 stories).
553 of its 1,313 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Kuje accounted for 248 of Nigeria's 553 stories about harm, carried by 157 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
16 of its 37 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
268 of its 635 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 9 times the usual rate (6 stories). Heavy rain was named in 59 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with flooding and drownings.
42 of its 119 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
25 of its 60 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 7 of Nukus' 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories).
440 of its 1,619 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (28 stories). Natural hazards were named in 31 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
65 of its 161 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Colombo accounted for 37 of Sri Lanka's 65 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. Hunger was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
27 of its 49 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
96 of its 218 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Mecca accounted for 62 of Saudi Arabia's 96 stories about harm, carried by 119 outlets.
Also named far more than usual: flooding in Malaysia (26 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hunger in Sri Lanka (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); natural hazards in Australia (31 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); poisoning in UK (23 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 17,939 stories about harm among 79,512 counted on 6 Jul.
North Macedonia's news was 93% about people being harmed, against a usual 17%. of the day's 79,512 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Mentions of flooding ran about 6 times their usual in Malaysia's news. A year earlier, on 6 July 2021, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as 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 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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