We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
324 of its 571 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Tulum accounted for 176 of Mexico's 324 stories about harm, carried by 662 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (22 stories). Storm surge was named in 164 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with storms and power cuts.
73 of its 217 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 12 of Sao Paulo's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Covid was named in 44 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.
32 of its 51 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Damascus accounted for 18 of Syria's 32 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (18 stories). Landslides were named in 103 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with earthquake and hurricane. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
12 of its 35 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 3 of Minsk's 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).
Nairobi accounted for 61 of Kenya's 120 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets. 32 of Nairobi's 61 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
95 of its 191 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Power cuts were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
19 of its 21 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (12 stories).
30 of its 161 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).
27 of its 76 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).
Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Italy (37 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Jamaica (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Ireland (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); bridge collapse in India (27 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); extreme cold in Australia (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 15,052 stories about harm among 88,316 counted on 5 Jul.
For the second day running, the news turned to Mexico. Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 88,316 stories, below the usual 18. Mexico's news was 57% about people being harmed, against a usual 30%. On 6 July 2023, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 17 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 17 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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