We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
258 of its 448 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Dhaka accounted for 187 of Bangladesh's 258 stories about harm, carried by 232 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (126 stories). Plane crash was named in 46 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
107 of its 224 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Cocles accounted for 66 of Costa Rica's 107 stories about harm, carried by 112 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (79 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
22 of its 30 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Efate Island accounted for 18 of Vanuatu's 22 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. 17 of Efate Island's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Earthquake was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with cyclone and storms.
52 of its 117 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).
664 of its 994 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Heatstroke was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Gaza accounted for 187 of Palestine's 212 stories about harm, carried by 267 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Hunger was named in 72 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
211 of its 686 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (25 stories). Tropical storm was named in 38 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with typhoon.
17 of its 27 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
54 of its 206 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Tropical storm was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.
Sweida accounted for 52 of Syria's 108 stories about harm, carried by 171 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: hunger in Palestine (72 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tropical storm in Philippines (38 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in Russia (32 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tropical storm in Thailand (10 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); wildfires in Indonesia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 17,165 stories about harm among 91,639 counted on 22 Jul.
The news turned to Bangladesh for the second day running. 19 in every 100 of the day's 91,639 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Palestine's news, mentions of the hunger ran about 4 times their usual. Bangladesh stood out: 58% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 40%. A year earlier, on 22 July 2024, 17 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.
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 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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