We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
203 of its 380 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Bali accounted for 126 of Indonesia's 203 stories about harm, carried by 299 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (158 stories). Drownings were named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.
176 of its 274 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Gaza accounted for 129 of Palestine's 176 stories about harm, carried by 171 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (35 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.
36 of its 47 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. 4 of Tecoluca's 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Illness was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
40 of its 120 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). Food poisoning was named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with poisoning.
164 of its 795 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Tsunami was named in 55 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
50 of its 65 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Bamako accounted for 40 of Mali's 50 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (39 stories).
135 of its 370 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (59 stories). Wildfires were named in 53 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
22 of its 48 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
76 of its 205 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories). Wildfires were named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
111 of its 276 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Dhaka accounted for 60 of Bangladesh's 111 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Greece (53 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); food poisoning in British Virgin Islands (19 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); tsunami in Japan (55 of its stories, about three times its usual); wildfires in Türkiye (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Austria (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 17,930 stories about harm among 95,671 counted on 3 Jul.
In Hong Kong's news, mentions of food poisoning ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 95,671 stories, as usual. Indonesia's news was 53% about people being harmed, against a usual 21%. A year earlier, on 3 July 2024, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 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 19 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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