We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
121 of its 288 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Tehran accounted for 68 of Iran's 121 stories about harm, carried by 243 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
127 of its 324 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 36 of Nairobi's 53 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
48 of its 165 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (19 stories). Covid was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
33 of its 64 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories). Flooding was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
18 of its 21 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Srebrenica accounted for 16 of Bosnia's 18 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
26 of its 78 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
20 of its 72 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
The Red Sea accounted for 35 of Djibouti's 35 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Kyiv accounted for 170 of Ukraine's 224 stories about harm, carried by 235 outlets. Illness was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
14 of its 19 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Guatemala (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); screwworm in Mexico (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Pakistan (33 of its stories, about three times its usual); hiv in South Africa (21 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heatwave in UK (104 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 18,014 stories about harm among 93,485 counted on 10 Jul.
Nepal's news mentioned flooding about 4 times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 93,485 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Iran, 42% of the news was about people being harmed, where 31% is usual. On 10 July 2024, 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.
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 much softer 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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