We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
27 of its 30 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Mogadishu accounted for 22 of Somalia's 27 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
32 of its 110 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories). Landslides were named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
16 of its 42 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).
14 of its 37 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).
480 of its 629 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (237 stories). Flooding was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with train derailment. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
21 of its 31 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Quito accounted for 14 of Ecuador's 21 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
73 of its 139 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Kathmandu accounted for 51 of Nepal's 73 stories about harm, carried by 223 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (45 stories).
183 of its 248 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Gaza accounted for 145 of Palestine's 183 stories about harm, carried by 146 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
19 of its 59 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
30 of its 112 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (6 stories).
Also named far more than usual: illness in New Zealand (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); building collapse in Nigeria (52 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); house fires in Australia (20 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); covid in Pakistan (14 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flooding in Israel (22 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 10,607 stories about harm among 58,674 counted on 13 Jul.
Mentions of landslides ran more than ten times their usual in Vietnam's news. of the day's 58,674 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Somalia stood out: 90% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 52%. On 14 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.
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 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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