We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
63 of its 107 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Jammu accounted for 32 of Kashmir's 63 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (16 stories). Flooding was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with landslides and heavy rain. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
96 of its 220 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Mecca accounted for 66 of Saudi Arabia's 96 stories about harm, carried by 197 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Outbreaks were named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heatstroke.
12 of its 18 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Skopje accounted for 12 of North Macedonia's 12 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. 8 of Skopje's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories).
31 of its 81 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
820 of its 3,054 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (80 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
185 of its 425 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Heavy rain was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with flooding.
121 of its 353 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Outbreaks were named in 29 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with ebola. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
7 of its 9 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 6 of Conakry's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories).
9 of its 11 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
14 of its 36 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).
Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Ghana (29 of its stories, about three times its usual); accidents in Brazil (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Pakistan (27 of its stories, about three times its usual); hiv in Ethiopia (13 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); tornadoes in Canada (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 16,172 stories about harm among 76,396 counted on 8 Jul.
Ghana's news mentioned outbreaks about three times as often as usual. 21 in every 100 of the day's 76,396 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 8 July 2021, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today. Kashmir stood out: 59% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 49%.
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 21 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 about as 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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