We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
458 of its 892 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Kyiv accounted for 370 of Ukraine's 458 stories about harm, carried by 712 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (399 stories). Illness was named in 124 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
109 of its 236 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (17 stories). Landslides were named in 55 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with flooding. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
20 of its 30 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Hunger was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
18 of its 62 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
56 of its 130 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Huascaran accounted for 41 of Peru's 56 stories about harm, carried by 116 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Avalanche was named in 45 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with extreme cold.
197 of its 277 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Gaza accounted for 166 of Palestine's 197 stories about harm, carried by 181 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
425 of its 1,278 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Moscow accounted for 317 of Russia's 425 stories about harm, carried by 363 outlets. Illness was named in 49 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
169 of its 235 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Jammu accounted for 74 of Kashmir's 169 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. Its coverage was about 5 times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
243 of its 760 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Flooding was named in 34 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with storms, power cuts and landslides.
35 of its 81 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories).
Also named far more than usual: avalanche in Peru (45 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Brazil (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in South Africa (34 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); illness in Russia (49 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); food poisoning in Canada (48 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 19,372 stories about harm among 102,008 counted on 9 Jul.
Peru's news mentioned the avalanche more than ten times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 102,008 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Ukraine. Ukraine stood out: 51% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 28%. A year earlier, on 10 July 2023, 19 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.
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 about as 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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