We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
48 of its 90 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Kathmandu accounted for 24 of Nepal's 48 stories about harm, carried by 87 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (31 stories). Snowstorms were named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
80 of its 238 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Power cuts were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
33 of its 121 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 6 of Sao Paulo's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).
Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). House fires were named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
82 of its 157 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Kulgam accounted for 47 of Kashmir's 82 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.
147 of its 287 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (72 stories). Power cuts were named in 34 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.
127 of its 180 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Gaza accounted for 101 of Palestine's 127 stories about harm, carried by 111 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (22 stories). Tornadoes were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
14 of Nairobi's 24 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
51 of its 87 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories).
Also named far more than usual: power cuts in Mexico (34 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); road crashes in Iran (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in US (323 of its stories, about three times its usual); tornadoes in China (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in UK (31 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 9,995 stories about harm among 54,203 counted on 6 Jul.
Nepal's news mentioned snowstorms more than ten times as often as usual. 18 in every 100 of the day's 54,203 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Nepal, 53% of the news was about people being harmed, where 28% is usual. A year earlier, on 7 July 2023, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as 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 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 harsher 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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