We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
213 of its 416 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Stockholm accounted for 170 of Sweden's 213 stories about harm, carried by 233 outlets. 137 of Stockholm's 170 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 10 times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
52 of its 109 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Paphos accounted for 40 of Cyprus' 52 stories about harm, carried by 185 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
15 of its 31 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Kingstown accounted for 15 of St Vincent's 15 stories about harm, carried by 46 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories).
76 of its 179 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Dhaka accounted for 41 of Bangladesh's 76 stories about harm, carried by 96 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
148 of its 396 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 48 of Nairobi's 73 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (50 stories). Flu was named in 15 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.
24 of its 32 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
111 of its 469 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Moscow accounted for 218 of Russia's 345 stories about harm, carried by 337 outlets. Hunger was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
3 of Victoria Harbour's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
24 of its 72 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).
Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Mexico (18 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); storms in Greece (20 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); typhoon in Philippines (25 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); outbreaks in Nigeria (43 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); gas explosion in South Africa (36 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 21 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 20,062 stories about harm among 109,987 counted on 21 Jul.
Mexico's news mentioned the hurricane about 6 times as often as usual. 18 in every 100 of the day's 109,987 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 21 July 2022, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. Sweden stood out: 51% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 35%.
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 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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