We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
129 of its 173 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Sweida accounted for 78 of Syria's 129 stories about harm, carried by 120 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 8 times the usual rate (11 stories). Outbreaks were named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
135 of its 503 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 13 of Torre Pacheco's 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 stories). Earthquake was named in 38 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
76 of its 240 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (33 stories). Plane crash was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
21 of its 42 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. HIV was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
64 of its 145 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Jammu accounted for 32 of Kashmir's 64 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. 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.
Tehran accounted for 52 of Iran's 86 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
66 of its 209 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Earthquake was named in 37 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with tsunami.
Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Drownings were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Indonesia (37 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heatwave in Ireland (17 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); illness in Russia (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); landslides in Pakistan (14 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); road crashes in Australia (16 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 15,448 stories about harm among 81,549 counted on 14 Jul.
Mentions of the earthquake ran about 5 times their usual in Indonesia's news. of the day's 81,549 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 14 July 2024, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. Syria's news was 75% about people being harmed, against a usual 51%.
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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