We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
46 of its 93 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Huascaran accounted for 35 of Peru's 46 stories about harm, carried by 143 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (27 stories). Avalanche was named in 41 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with extreme cold. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
27 of its 48 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
15 of its 27 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 4 of Tripoli's 4 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories).
223 of its 611 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Philippine accounted for 144 of the Philippines' 223 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).
280 of its 817 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Flooding was named in 38 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storms. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
112 of its 513 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Flooding was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual.
Moscow accounted for 192 of Russia's 285 stories about harm, carried by 266 outlets. Poisoning was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Gaza accounted for 152 of Palestine's 178 stories about harm, carried by 130 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Kyiv accounted for 212 of Ukraine's 295 stories about harm, carried by 256 outlets. Illness was named in 45 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
84 of its 261 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories).
Also named far more than usual: covid in Guam (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); illness in Haiti (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); illness in Ukraine (45 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in South Africa (38 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); natural hazards in Singapore (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 19,323 stories about harm among 104,587 counted on 10 Jul.
Peru's news was 49% about people being harmed, against a usual 22%. of the day's 104,587 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. On 11 July 2023, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, 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 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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