We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
181 of its 285 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Cheongju accounted for 89 of South Korea's 181 stories about harm, carried by 356 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (86 stories). Power cuts were named in 57 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
94 of its 180 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Tehran accounted for 71 of Iran's 94 stories about harm, carried by 200 outlets. 54 of Tehran's 71 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
70 of its 106 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Damascus accounted for 47 of Syria's 70 stories about harm, carried by 95 outlets. Outbreaks were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
34 of its 143 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
132 of its 450 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Hanoi accounted for 95 of Vietnam's 132 stories about harm, carried by 6 outlets. 62 of Hanoi's 95 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (41 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
115 of its 377 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (35 stories). Wildfires were named in 51 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with drought and volcanic eruption. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
244 of its 504 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Jerusalem accounted for 120 of Israel's 244 stories about harm, carried by 304 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
89 of its 351 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Wildfires were named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.
62 of its 185 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Heatstroke was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Khartoum accounted for 23 of Sudan's 47 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Spain (51 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); wildfires in Italy (17 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); tropical storm in Philippines (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatstroke in Türkiye (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in China (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 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 10,874 stories about harm among 52,363 counted on 16 Jul.
It was the highest share of stories about people being harmed since 4 March 2023. of the day's 52,363 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. South Korea stood out: 64% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about South Korea and Spain. For the second day running, the news turned to South Korea. This week the news turned most often to Kenya, on 3 of 7 days.
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 21 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 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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