Rwanda
68 of its 116 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Kigali accounted for 37 of Rwanda's 68 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (26 stories).
What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
Violence in Kigali, people injured in Afghanistan and protests in Dhaka (Bangladesh) drew the news. Afghanistan's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.
Part of lifeHealth
27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual
Country that rose mostGambia
45 in 100 of its 71 stories, usually 19
RegionCentral Asia
27 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
Tone of the words
About as usual
across the world's stories about harm
What the world's news was about today
how these are picked →Afghanistan
52 of its 98 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Bangladesh
23 of Dhaka's 27 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Philippines
Philippine accounted for 128 of the Philippines' 199 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
6 more places the news pointed at
Palestine
Gaza accounted for 131 of Palestine's 178 stories about harm, carried by 135 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Kenya
Nairobi accounted for 84 of Kenya's 148 stories about harm, carried by 191 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Gambia
32 of its 71 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 5 of Banjul's 7 stories were about protests or strikes.
Netherlands
57 of its 245 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories).
Kyrgyzstan
13 of its 40 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).
Romania
37 of its 212 stories (17%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories).
Also named far more than usual: measles in Sudan (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Ghana (14 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); wildfires in South Africa (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); building collapse in Nigeria (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); helicopter crash in US (15 of its stories, about three times its usual).
19 in 100 stories were about harm
usually 18; 22 the day beforeStories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 17,405 stories about harm among 91,833 counted on 15 Jul.
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Sudan's news mentioned measles more than ten times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 91,833 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Israel. Rwanda stood out: 59% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 39%. A year earlier, on 16 July 2023, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.
- 19 in every 100 of the day's 91,833 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 18).
- Rwanda: 68 of its 116 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%.
- Afghanistan: 52 of its 98 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%.
- Bangladesh: 23 of Dhaka's 27 stories were about protests or strikes.
- Philippines: Philippine accounted for 128 of the Philippines' 199 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets.
- Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Israel.
- Mentions of measles ran more than ten times their usual in Sudan's news.
- Mentions of the malaria ran about 6 times their usual in Ghana's news.
- Across the world, the words of the day's news were about as usual.
- A year earlier, on 16 July 2023, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Where harm was most of the news all →
Palestine67 in 100 of its 264 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan67 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 65 · mostly health Israel62 in 100 of its 729 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda59 in 100 of its 116 stories · usually 39 · mostly conflict & violence Syria57 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violenceCountries with at least 50 stories that day.
Where people protested
Washington US142 stories about protests or strikes, of its 933 Pennsylvania US58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 489 Milwaukee US41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 178 Dublin Ireland40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 77 Chicago US36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 180Stories, not people.
Where it happened
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Attacks & violenceAccidents & disastersPeople displacedDeaths, cause not givenProtests & strikesDisease & outbreaks
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.
Biggest events
● Washington US attacks & violence · 933 stories, 1,278 outlets ● New Kensington US attacks & violence · 341 stories, 498 outlets ● Jerusalem Israel attacks & violence · 149 stories, 264 outlets ● Dublin Ireland protests & strikes · 77 stories, 211 outlets ● Gaza Palestine attacks & violence · 131 stories, 135 outlets ● Yarine Lebanon attacks & violence · 6 stories, 81 outlets ● Kyiv Ukraine attacks & violence · 44 stories, 122 outlets ● Gippsland Australia accidents & disasters · 10 stories, 82 outletsThe day in three measures
Parts of life 30 days →
Health27% 4,597 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence22% 3,792 stories · much more than usual (usually 13%) Rights & justice19% 3,214 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents17% 2,869 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 992 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 667 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 555 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 363 stories · about as usualOf the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.
Harm reported 30 days →
Stories reporting people killed3,807 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,590 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people affected1,623 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,385 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting abductions219 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced178 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees166 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations118 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill8 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and GermanyStories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.
How it felt 30 days →
harshwarm
The words in the day's stories were about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.
● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Fearabout as 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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