We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
201 of its 412 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Tulum accounted for 83 of Mexico's 201 stories about harm, carried by 413 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories). Storm surge was named in 99 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with storms.
36 of its 54 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Kivu accounted for 20 of Rwanda's 36 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (14 stories).
18 of its 41 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 5 of Caracas' 9 stories were about protests or strikes.
14 of its 26 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).
144 of its 248 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (26 stories). Landslides were named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with heavy rain.
38 of its 58 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Storms were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
33 of its 125 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
79 of its 107 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Carriacou accounted for 71 of Grenada's 79 stories about harm, carried by 96 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).
44 of its 79 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).
13 of its 27 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: storms in Cayman Islands (15 of its stories, about three times its usual); covid in Brazil (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); landslides in Jamaica (23 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); earthquake in New Zealand (25 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); typhoon in China (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 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 15,060 stories about harm among 87,430 counted on 4 Jul.
Mentions of storm surge ran about 7 times their usual in Mexico's news. of the day's 87,430 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Mexico stood out: 49% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 29%. A year earlier, on 5 July 2023, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today.
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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