We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
88 of its 332 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Amsterdam accounted for 58 of the Netherlands' 88 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (16 stories). Storms were named in 28 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
85 of its 191 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (39 stories). Illness was named in 33 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
403 of its 453 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Jenin accounted for 363 of Palestine's 403 stories about harm, carried by 580 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
30 of its 72 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 11 of Minsk's 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories).
282 of its 617 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Tel Aviv accounted for 110 of Israel's 282 stories about harm, carried by 294 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (88 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
100 of its 267 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Tehran accounted for 64 of Iran's 100 stories about harm, carried by 230 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
146 of its 335 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Stockholm accounted for 95 of Sweden's 146 stories about harm, carried by 213 outlets. 63 of Stockholm's 95 stories were about protests or strikes.
23 of its 45 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Moscow accounted for 180 of Russia's 300 stories about harm, carried by 332 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (59 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (25 stories). Flooding was named in 80 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with drought, storms and heavy rain. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Japan (63 of its stories, about three times its usual); natural hazards in Iceland (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flooding in China (80 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); dengue in Bangladesh (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); hunger in Vietnam (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 20,573 stories about harm among 108,719 counted on 5 Jul.
Of the day's 108,719 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. On 5 July 2022, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, against 19 today.
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 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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