We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
212 of its 269 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Dhaka accounted for 130 of Bangladesh's 212 stories about harm, carried by 141 outlets. 120 of Dhaka's 130 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
80 of its 93 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Daruvar accounted for 57 of Croatia's 80 stories about harm, carried by 130 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
21 of its 47 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Landslides were named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Philippine accounted for 150 of the Philippines' 204 stories about harm, carried by 91 outlets. Tropical storm was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with typhoon, heavy rain and storms. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
35 of its 44 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Hudaydah accounted for 24 of Yemen's 35 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
53 of its 156 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 23 of Kampala's 30 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).
Jammu accounted for 52 of Kashmir's 83 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.
11 of its 13 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Earthquake was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
11 of its 20 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 9 of Nuuk's 9 stories were about protests or strikes.
7 of its 13 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 5 of Tbilisi's 7 stories were about protests or strikes.
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Vanuatu (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hiv in Germany (22 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); oil spill in Malaysia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); polio in Israel (53 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); bridge collapse in China (18 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 15,686 stories about harm among 92,149 counted on 22 Jul.
It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 7 June 2024. of the day's 92,149 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 18. the news turned to Bangladesh for the eighth day running. Mentions of the earthquake ran about 5 times their usual in Vanuatu's news. On 23 July 2023, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 17 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 17 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 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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