We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
151 of its 233 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Bangkok accounted for 53 of Thailand's 151 stories about harm, carried by 297 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (41 stories). Outbreaks were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
96 of its 193 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Athens accounted for 43 of Greece's 96 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (37 stories). Wildfires were named in 66 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
85 of its 158 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Tehran accounted for 42 of Iran's 85 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
207 of its 486 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Polio was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
62 of its 124 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Bursa accounted for 34 of Türkiye's 62 stories about harm, carried by 198 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (40 stories). Wildfires were named in 42 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with heatwave.
75 of its 223 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (23 stories). Train derailment was named in 55 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
86 of its 128 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
28 of its 29 stories (97%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Flooding was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with landslides. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
11 of its 13 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: hunger in Israel (295 of its stories, about three times its usual); train derailment in Germany (55 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Türkiye (42 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flooding in China (20 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); poisoning in India (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 8,474 stories about harm among 43,924 counted on 27 Jul.
For the fourth day running, the news turned to Thailand. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 43,924 stories, as usual. Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Türkiye. Thailand stood out: 65% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 27%. This week the news turned most often to Thailand, 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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