We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
72 of its 89 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Nablus accounted for 52 of Palestine's 72 stories about harm, carried by 307 outlets. 27 of Nablus' 52 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (46 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
22 of its 31 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. New Providence accounted for 19 of the Bahamas' 22 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 10 times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
48 of its 97 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
74 of its 148 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
98 of its 165 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Colombo accounted for 61 of Sri Lanka's 98 stories about harm, carried by 67 outlets. 57 of Colombo's 61 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
31 of its 33 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Sanaa accounted for 16 of Yemen's 31 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
77 of its 239 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Drownings were named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
61 of its 119 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (36 stories). Wildfires were named in 39 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with heatwave and storms.
114 of its 416 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 57 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). House fires were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Greece (39 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Japan (57 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Switzerland (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in India (80 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drownings in Italy (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 8,681 stories about harm among 36,706 counted on 24 Jul.
It was the highest share of stories about people being harmed since 5 June 2022. of the day's 36,706 news stories, 24 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 22. Reports of aid and relief, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. Evacuations were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Greece. In Palestine, 81% of the news was about people being harmed, where 48% is usual. This week the news turned most often to Greece, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 2 of them.
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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