We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
173 of its 360 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Dhaka accounted for 113 of Bangladesh's 173 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (67 stories). Plane crash was named in 29 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
56 of its 95 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Kabul accounted for 27 of Afghanistan's 56 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. Earthquake was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Kyiv accounted for 120 of Ukraine's 175 stories about harm, carried by 236 outlets. 84 of Kyiv's 120 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
190 of its 660 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (18 stories). Heavy rain was named in 89 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with tropical storm and typhoon.
38 of its 69 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 5 of Caracas' 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories).
28 of its 41 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
19 of its 28 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. 4 of San Salvador's 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).
633 of its 935 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Hunger was named in 274 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heatstroke. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
263 of its 634 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Sweida accounted for 35 of Syria's 92 stories about harm, carried by 66 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: hunger in Israel (274 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Palestine (85 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in Türkiye (21 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); food poisoning in Ireland (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Canada (32 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 17,504 stories about harm among 94,500 counted on 23 Jul.
It was the third day running that the news turned to Bangladesh. of the day's 94,500 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Israel's news mentioned the hunger about 4 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 23 July 2024, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. In Bangladesh, 48% of the news was about people being harmed, where 41% is usual.
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 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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