We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
165 of its 364 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Nairobi accounted for 95 of Kenya's 165 stories about harm, carried by 109 outlets. 76 of Nairobi's 95 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
55 of its 99 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Beirut accounted for 35 of Lebanon's 55 stories about harm, carried by 46 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
22 of its 40 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. the Red Sea accounted for 22 of Djibouti's 22 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
511 of its 2,010 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
29 of its 33 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
56 of its 153 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Typhoon was named in 40 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tropical storm, storms and power cuts.
104 of its 256 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 56 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with avalanche.
82 of its 122 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Wildfires were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
134 of its 332 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Tehran accounted for 74 of Iran's 134 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. 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.
88 of its 215 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (46 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Taiwan (40 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Indonesia (56 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Greece (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); wildfires in Syria (13 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); typhoon in China (20 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 16,553 stories about harm among 82,004 counted on 7 Jul.
Reports of volunteers, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. 20 in every 100 of the day's 82,004 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. In Kenya, 45% of the news was about people being harmed, where 29% is usual. A year earlier, on 7 July 2024, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 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 20 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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