We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
60 of its 66 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Yangon accounted for 23 of Myanmar's 60 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. 23 of Yangon's 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
13 of its 13 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (8 stories). Outbreaks were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
42 of its 53 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
29 of its 77 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Wildfires were named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
26 of its 34 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Yaounde accounted for 19 of Cameroon's 26 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).
195 of its 828 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Colombo accounted for 62 of Sri Lanka's 84 stories about harm, carried by 67 outlets. 36 of Colombo's 62 stories were about protests or strikes. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
22 of its 43 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories).
36 of its 99 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).
143 of its 504 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (43 stories).
Also named far more than usual: heatwave in Switzerland (11 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); outbreaks in France (14 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); drownings in Pakistan (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drought in UK (44 of its stories, about three times its usual); house fires in Australia (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 17,338 stories about harm among 80,050 counted on 26 Jul.
The Czechia's news mentioned wildfires more than ten times as often as usual. 22 in every 100 of the day's 80,050 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Myanmar. On 26 July 2021, a year earlier, the share was 24 in every 100, against 22 today. Myanmar's news was 91% about people being harmed, against a usual 66%.
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 softer 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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