We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
171 of its 193 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Carriacou accounted for 148 of Grenada's 171 stories about harm, carried by 292 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (45 stories). Heavy rain was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with power cuts.
32 of its 46 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. 7 of Idlib's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
218 of its 564 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Philippine accounted for 137 of the Philippines' 218 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. Dengue was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
307 of its 818 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
72 of its 212 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 11 of Kayseri's 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 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.
19 of its 47 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Montevideo accounted for 18 of Uruguay's 19 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories).
15 of its 37 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (11 stories). Natural hazards were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
146 of its 410 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
406 of its 1,247 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (73 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
79 of its 245 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Storms were named in 37 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with drought.
Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Mexico (101 of its stories, about three times its usual); storms in Greece (37 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); tropical storm in Trinidad & Tobago (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Kyrgyzstan (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flooding in Malaysia (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 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 16,806 stories about harm among 94,455 counted on 1 Jul.
Grenada's news was 89% about people being harmed, against a usual 26%. of the day's 94,455 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Mexico's news mentioned tropical storm about three times as often as usual. On 2 July 2023, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 18 today. Over June, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 in June 2023.
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 18 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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