We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
259 of its 476 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Bangkok accounted for 150 of Thailand's 259 stories about harm, carried by 265 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (51 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
117 of its 229 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Bursa accounted for 50 of Türkiye's 117 stories about harm, carried by 88 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (50 stories). Wildfires were named in 63 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with storms, heatwave and earthquake.
Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (27 stories). Flooding was named in 65 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heavy rain, landslides and storms. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
18 of its 24 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).
102 of its 199 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Pahalgam accounted for 49 of Kashmir's 102 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
156 of its 589 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (58 stories). Train derailment was named in 78 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides and heavy rain. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
31 of its 37 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
16 of its 27 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Flooding was named in 15 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.
Kyiv accounted for 76 of Ukraine's 119 stories about harm, carried by 243 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: train derailment in Germany (78 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Romania (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in Ireland (24 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hiv in Nigeria (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heatstroke in Canada (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 15,513 stories about harm among 81,375 counted on 28 Jul.
The news turned to Thailand for the fifth day running. 19 in every 100 of the day's 81,375 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Thailand, 54% of the news was about people being harmed, where 28% is usual. On 28 July 2024, a year earlier, the share was 17 in every 100, 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 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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