We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
78 of its 132 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Tehran accounted for 57 of Iran's 78 stories about harm, carried by 73 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (35 stories). Heavy rain was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with landslides. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
189 of its 587 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Moscow accounted for 104 of Russia's 189 stories about harm, carried by 139 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories). Drought was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
30 of its 39 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Pyongyang accounted for 23 of North Korea's 30 stories about harm, carried by 212 outlets. 13 of Pyongyang's 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
57 of its 139 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (8 stories). Outbreaks were named in 38 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hunger. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
83 of its 141 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Baghdad accounted for 68 of Iraq's 83 stories about harm, carried by 109 outlets. 63 of Baghdad's 68 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
263 of its 456 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (107 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
17 of its 18 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Mogadishu accounted for 12 of Somalia's 17 stories about harm, carried by 10 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
364 of its 1,112 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (14 stories). Hunger was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
85 of its 358 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
180 of its 395 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Heavy rain was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with cyclone and tropical storm.
Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Spain (70 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Japan (14 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heavy rain in Philippines (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Canada (16 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hiv in UK (19 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 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 9,838 stories about harm among 42,868 counted on 30 Jul.
It was the third day running that the news turned to Iran. of the day's 42,868 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of aid and relief, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Mentions of outbreaks ran more than ten times their usual in Spain's news. In Iran, 59% of the news was about people being harmed, where 41% is usual.
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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