We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
312 of its 414 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Kathmandu accounted for 255 of Nepal's 312 stories about harm, carried by 426 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (283 stories). Plane crash was named in 94 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
141 of its 255 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Dhaka accounted for 98 of Bangladesh's 141 stories about harm, carried by 195 outlets. 75 of Dhaka's 98 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
179 of its 627 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (69 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
268 of its 811 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). HIV was named in 43 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with outbreaks.
68 of its 94 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Gofa accounted for 44 of Ethiopia's 68 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
379 of its 694 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Philippine accounted for 180 of the Philippines' 379 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (35 stories). Storms were named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with cyclone, tropical storm and power cuts.
78 of its 198 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Storms were named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hurricane.
23 of its 24 stories (96%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Nouakchott accounted for 21 of Mauritania's 23 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (20 stories).
59 of its 128 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 29 of Kampala's 39 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories).
18 of its 32 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 9 of Tbilisi's 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Poland (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Taiwan (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Panama (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Brazil (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Greece (11 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 18,830 stories about harm among 104,113 counted on 24 Jul.
Poland's news mentioned volcanic eruption more than ten times as often as usual. 18 in every 100 of the day's 104,113 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Nepal stood out: 75% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 37%. On 25 July 2023, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 18 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 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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