We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
59 of its 121 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Jammu accounted for 23 of Kashmir's 59 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets. Reports of people injured 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. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
28 of its 33 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Darfur accounted for 15 of Sudan's 28 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. 9 of Darfur's 15 stories were about protests or strikes.
10 of its 15 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).
12 of its 32 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).
Tehran accounted for 67 of Iran's 95 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (5 stories). Illness was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
145 of its 211 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Gaza accounted for 109 of Palestine's 145 stories about harm, carried by 170 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
44 of its 69 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Wildfires were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with storms.
85 of its 204 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Kyiv accounted for 38 of Ukraine's 85 stories about harm, carried by 187 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.
13 of its 23 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories).
Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (11 stories). Flooding was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain.
Also named far more than usual: flooding in Spain (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Syria (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); covid in South Africa (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); illness in Iran (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flooding in Canada (13 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 8,481 stories about harm among 42,637 counted on 13 Jul.
Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 42,637 stories, as usual. A year earlier, on 13 July 2024, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. This week the news turned most often to Kenya, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 2 of them.
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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