We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
87 of its 92 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Yangon accounted for 57 of Myanmar's 87 stories about harm, carried by 227 outlets. 56 of Yangon's 57 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Landslides were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
69 of its 91 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. New Providence accounted for 52 of the Bahamas' 69 stories about harm, carried by 122 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (44 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
49 of its 76 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories).
22 of its 36 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Tripoli accounted for 17 of Libya's 22 stories about harm, carried by 18 outlets.
34 of its 54 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Nablus accounted for 22 of Palestine's 34 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. 13 of Nablus' 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Colombo accounted for 49 of Sri Lanka's 85 stories about harm, carried by 97 outlets. 42 of Colombo's 49 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate (5 stories). Natural hazards were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
183 of its 296 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Athens accounted for 150 of Greece's 183 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. Wildfires were named in 156 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with covid.
104 of its 280 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
10 of its 18 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 3 of Yaounde's 4 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).
17 of its 34 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).
Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Greece (156 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); illness in Denmark (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Japan (55 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Norway (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drought in Egypt (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 15,826 stories about harm among 70,798 counted on 25 Jul.
People falling ill were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and India. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 70,798 stories, as usual. Help and hope: reports of aid and relief ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. A year earlier, on 25 July 2021, 25 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today. Myanmar stood out: 95% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 62%.
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 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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