We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
204 of its 435 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Kyiv accounted for 161 of Ukraine's 204 stories about harm, carried by 356 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (134 stories). Building collapse was named in 38 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
20 of its 31 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Luanda accounted for 16 of Angola's 20 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. 13 of Luanda's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories).
349 of its 939 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (24 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 53 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.
43 of its 179 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (30 stories).
51 of its 108 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Beirut accounted for 23 of Lebanon's 51 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
14 of its 18 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
33 of its 103 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
27 of its 116 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Natural hazards were named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (35 stories). Drownings were named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Also named far more than usual: drownings in Spain (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Türkiye (14 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drought in Canada (39 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); natural hazards in China (20 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); tuberculosis in UK (16 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 31 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 17,575 stories about harm among 93,748 counted on 31 Jul.
Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 93,748 stories, as usual. A year earlier, on 31 July 2024, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.
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 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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