We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
147 of its 227 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Gaza accounted for 104 of Palestine's 147 stories about harm, carried by 95 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
15 of its 47 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. 5 of Minsk's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).
46 of its 143 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
121 of its 606 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (10 stories). Storms were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
57 of its 129 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Jammu accounted for 40 of Kashmir's 57 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
25 of its 45 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Tehran accounted for 114 of Iran's 212 stories about harm, carried by 292 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (41 stories). Illness was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
76 of its 206 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).
23 of its 35 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories).
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Haiti (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in North Korea (15 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); flooding in Pakistan (36 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flooding in New Zealand (15 of its stories, about three times its usual); storms in Mexico (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 16,421 stories about harm among 89,921 counted on 2 Jul.
Mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual in Haiti's news. of the day's 89,921 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Palestine stood out: 65% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 57%. On 2 July 2024, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, the same as 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 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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