We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
146 of its 182 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Gofa accounted for 105 of Ethiopia's 146 stories about harm, carried by 252 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (132 stories). Landslides were named in 103 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain and flooding. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
165 of its 231 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Dhaka accounted for 121 of Bangladesh's 165 stories about harm, carried by 127 outlets. 99 of Dhaka's 121 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (62 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
35 of its 45 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Daruvar accounted for 23 of Croatia's 35 stories about harm, carried by 170 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
46 of its 66 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (24 stories). Illness was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
63 of its 136 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 39 of Kampala's 44 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
754 of its 2,910 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (68 stories). Wildfires were named in 247 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with rabies.
Philippine accounted for 174 of the Philippines' 233 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories). Typhoon was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with heavy rain.
Gaza accounted for 206 of Palestine's 260 stories about harm, carried by 249 outlets. Outbreaks were named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with polio. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
43 of its 159 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Typhoon was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding.
11 of its 26 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories).
Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Canada (247 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in Puerto Rico (18 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); typhoon in Taiwan (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Germany (19 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); typhoon in Philippines (25 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 17,959 stories about harm among 103,758 counted on 23 Jul.
For the second day running, the news turned to Ethiopia. Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 103,758 stories, below the usual 18. Ethiopia's news was 80% about people being harmed, against a usual 33%. On 24 July 2023, a year earlier, the share was 19 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.
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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