We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
46 of its 64 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Bejaia accounted for 26 of Algeria's 46 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
62 of its 155 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Brussels accounted for 57 of Belgium's 62 stories about harm, carried by 73 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
553 of its 1,741 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (342 stories). Train derailment was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
31 of its 91 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Heatwave was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
28 of its 46 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Guayaquil accounted for 22 of Ecuador's 28 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
33 of its 41 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
133 of its 391 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
34 of its 121 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Storms were named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
243 of its 739 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (26 stories). Storms were named in 60 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with flooding, heavy rain and landslides.
65 of its 325 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: storms in Philippines (60 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); storms in Portugal (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Taiwan (14 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); covid in France (18 of its stories, about three times its usual); tornadoes in Italy (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 20,818 stories about harm among 114,709 counted on 26 Jul.
People falling ill were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 114,709 stories, as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Algeria. In the Philippines' news, mentions of storms ran about 7 times their usual. Algeria stood out: 72% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 36%.
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 about as 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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