We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
435 of its 1,130 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Johannesburg accounted for 231 of South Africa's 435 stories about harm, carried by 465 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (236 stories). Gas explosion was named in 50 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
203 of its 409 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Stockholm accounted for 137 of Sweden's 203 stories about harm, carried by 195 outlets. 75 of Stockholm's 137 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Lviv accounted for 197 of Ukraine's 416 stories about harm, carried by 451 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (73 stories). Power cuts were named in 43 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
86 of its 222 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (39 stories). 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.
311 of its 636 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
15 of its 39 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories). Natural hazards were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
28 of its 78 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with earthquake.
25 of its 33 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories). Flooding was named in 11 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.
Jenin accounted for 172 of Palestine's 203 stories about harm, carried by 206 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: natural hazards in Iceland (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Peru (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Pakistan (45 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Vietnam (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Iran (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 21,483 stories about harm among 115,219 counted on 6 Jul.
Peru's news mentioned volcanic eruption more than ten times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 115,219 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On 6 July 2022, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, against 19 today. South Africa stood out: 38% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 26%.
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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