We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
148 of its 280 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Beirut accounted for 132 of Lebanon's 148 stories about harm, carried by 298 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (132 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
236 of its 599 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Caracas accounted for 170 of Venezuela's 236 stories about harm, carried by 372 outlets. 144 of Caracas' 170 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (27 stories).
1,790 of its 7,385 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (512 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
1,637 of its 5,472 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (321 stories). Landslides were named in 530 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with train derailment, bridge collapse and heatstroke.
Gaza accounted for 108 of Palestine's 144 stories about harm, carried by 93 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Polio was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
29 of its 39 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Tinzaouaten accounted for 20 of Mali's 29 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Dhaka accounted for 59 of Bangladesh's 106 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. 44 of Dhaka's 59 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (133 stories). Polio was named in 32 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with hepatitis. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
41 of its 67 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: typhoon in China (50 of its stories, about three times its usual); outbreaks in Greece (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drought in Italy (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); helicopter crash in Ireland (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in Japan (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 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 19,444 stories about harm among 103,695 counted on 30 Jul.
India's news mentioned landslides more than ten times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 103,695 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Lebanon. Lebanon stood out: 53% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 35%. On 31 July 2023, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 19 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 much harsher 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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