We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
240 of its 528 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Nairobi accounted for 128 of Kenya's 240 stories about harm, carried by 116 outlets. 93 of Nairobi's 128 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (86 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
31 of its 70 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Wildfires were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms, power cuts and heatwave. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
423 of its 1,281 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (134 stories). Gas explosion was named in 68 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Covid was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
88 of its 277 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Cairo accounted for 55 of Egypt's 88 stories about harm, carried by 217 outlets. 32 of Cairo's 55 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).
Baghdad accounted for 76 of Iraq's 105 stories about harm, carried by 153 outlets. 67 of Baghdad's 76 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Stockholm accounted for 82 of Sweden's 126 stories about harm, carried by 105 outlets. 65 of Stockholm's 82 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
47 of its 112 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 10 of Minsk's 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories).
12 of its 22 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
117 of its 324 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Athens accounted for 71 of Greece's 117 stories about harm, carried by 232 outlets. Storms were named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
Also named far more than usual: storms in Greece (27 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); malaria in Ethiopia (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Switzerland (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Vietnam (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); poisoning in Russia (22 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 20 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 23,243 stories about harm among 123,464 counted on 20 Jul.
In Croatia's news, mentions of wildfires ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 123,464 stories, as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Kenya. In Kenya, 45% of the news was about people being harmed, where 27% is usual. On 20 July 2022, a year earlier, the share was 22 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.
Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 19 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 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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