We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
83 of its 117 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Baghdad accounted for 75 of Iraq's 83 stories about harm, carried by 437 outlets. 73 of Baghdad's 75 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 8 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
277 of its 717 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Moscow accounted for 171 of Russia's 277 stories about harm, carried by 421 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 10 times the usual rate (24 stories). Illness was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
148 of its 263 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Athens accounted for 92 of Greece's 148 stories about harm, carried by 207 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (65 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
13 of its 21 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
99 of its 161 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Stockholm accounted for 82 of Sweden's 99 stories about harm, carried by 88 outlets. 72 of Stockholm's 82 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
14 of its 32 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (12 stories). Drownings were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
226 of its 630 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (31 stories). Hunger was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
14 of its 21 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Heatwave was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with wildfires. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
32 of its 47 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
10 of its 15 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories).
Also named far more than usual: heatwave in Croatia (10 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); drownings in Morocco (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in Philippines (26 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); heavy rain in Kashmir (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); respiratory illness in Spain (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 12,000 stories about harm among 60,479 counted on 22 Jul.
Evacuations were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Greece and Canada. of the day's 60,479 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. Croatia's news mentioned the heatwave about 8 times as often as usual. Iraq's news was 71% about people being harmed, against a usual 37%. On 22 July 2022, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 20 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 20 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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