We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
47 of its 52 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Khartoum accounted for 29 of Sudan's 47 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. 16 of Khartoum's 29 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
119 of its 229 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Kavala accounted for 104 of Greece's 119 stories about harm, carried by 386 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (65 stories). Plane crash was named in 41 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
197 of its 389 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Kyiv accounted for 73 of Ukraine's 197 stories about harm, carried by 166 outlets. Illness was named in 50 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
132 of its 377 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Jeddah accounted for 70 of Saudi Arabia's 132 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
22 of its 26 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Jowhar accounted for 16 of Somalia's 22 stories about harm, carried by 18 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Colombo accounted for 47 of Sri Lanka's 69 stories about harm, carried by 55 outlets. 31 of Colombo's 47 stories were about protests or strikes. Power cuts were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
121 of its 375 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (44 stories). Storms were named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
72 of its 261 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (24 stories). Drought was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
36 of its 89 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
70 of its 302 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).
Also named far more than usual: drought in Spain (19 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); power cuts in Sri Lanka (14 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); storms in France (17 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); illness in Afghanistan (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); storms in UK (40 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 8,250 stories about harm among 36,672 counted on 17 Jul.
Greece's news mentioned plane crash more than ten times as often as usual. 22 in every 100 of the day's 36,672 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. Evacuations were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about France and the US. A year earlier, on 17 July 2021, 26 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today. Sudan's news was 90% about people being harmed, against a usual 59%. This week the news turned most often to Haiti, 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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