We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
140 of its 248 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Sinaloa accounted for 58 of Mexico's 140 stories about harm, carried by 154 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
221 of its 398 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (111 stories). Illness was named in 39 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. 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.
59 of its 117 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
79 of its 308 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (31 stories). Storms were named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
39 of its 52 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 27 of Haiti's 39 stories about harm, carried by 189 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Hunger was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
214 of its 592 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Jeddah accounted for 151 of Saudi Arabia's 214 stories about harm, carried by 396 outlets. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
18 of its 41 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 4 of Sai Kung's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).
Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Storms were named in 36 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with heatstroke. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
25 of its 32 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (22 stories).
19 of its 27 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: hunger in Haiti (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flu in Australia (20 of its stories, about three times its usual); drought in Spain (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in UK (36 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); whooping cough in Nigeria (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 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 9,606 stories about harm among 42,937 counted on 16 Jul.
In France's news, mentions of storms ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 42,937 stories, as usual. Mexico's news was 56% about people being harmed, against a usual 28%. On 16 July 2021, a year earlier, the share was 24 in every 100, against 22 today.
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 22 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 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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