We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
81 of its 114 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Damascus accounted for 42 of Syria's 81 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
13 of its 19 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. 3 of Yambio's 3 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
37 of its 60 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Covid was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
272 of its 728 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (125 stories). Heavy rain was named in 67 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with landslides, storms and drownings.
Stockholm accounted for 43 of Sweden's 70 stories about harm, carried by 49 outlets. 32 of Stockholm's 43 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
116 of its 346 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (67 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
21 of its 69 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Heatwave was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
12 of its 44 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Dhaka accounted for 53 of Bangladesh's 85 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. 27 of Dhaka's 53 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (28 stories).
196 of its 370 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Niamey accounted for 133 of Niger's 196 stories about harm, carried by 384 outlets.
Also named far more than usual: heatwave in Malta (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in China (44 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); diphtheria in Vietnam (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in Sudan (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); snowstorms in Switzerland (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 19,960 stories about harm among 107,641 counted on 28 Jul.
Mentions of heavy rain ran about three times their usual in the Philippines' news. of the day's 107,641 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. On 28 July 2022, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 19 today. Syria's news was 71% about people being harmed, against a usual 54%.
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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