We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
287 of its 334 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Dhaka accounted for 238 of Bangladesh's 287 stories about harm, carried by 280 outlets. 224 of Dhaka's 238 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
51 of its 87 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Kabul accounted for 29 of Afghanistan's 51 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
34 of its 57 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 22 of Haiti's 34 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (14 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
21 of its 32 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Power cuts were named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
Tel Aviv accounted for 431 of Israel's 699 stories about harm, carried by 694 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (288 stories). Polio was named in 29 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
42 of its 82 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Earthquake was named in 39 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with tsunami.
25 of its 56 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 10 of Minsk's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).
23 of its 53 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Gaza accounted for 86 of Palestine's 123 stories about harm, carried by 95 outlets. Polio was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
81 of its 284 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories).
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Chile (39 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); outbreaks in Brazil (10 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); polio in Palestine (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Germany (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Russia (17 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 17,826 stories about harm among 100,490 counted on 19 Jul.
It was the fifth day running that the news turned to Bangladesh. of the day's 100,490 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Chile's news mentioned the earthquake about 7 times as often as usual. Bangladesh's news was 86% about people being harmed, against a usual 37%. A year earlier, on 20 July 2023, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 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 much 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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