We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
458 of its 1,119 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Tehran accounted for 244 of Iran's 458 stories about harm, carried by 511 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (177 stories). Power cuts were named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
139 of its 338 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Earthquake was named in 84 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami and landslides. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
15 of its 21 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (11 stories). Poisoning was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
5 of its 10 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. 4 of Dakar's 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).
14 of its 29 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Algiers accounted for 11 of Algeria's 14 stories about harm, carried by 14 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).
223 of its 902 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (98 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
21 of its 97 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
634 of its 2,626 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (35 stories). Wildfires were named in 237 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
Kampala accounted for 27 of Uganda's 78 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (37 stories). Landslides were named in 62 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Canada (237 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in China (62 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); bird flu in New Zealand (21 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); food poisoning in US (399 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); poisoning in Australia (11 of its stories, about 10 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 13,620 stories about harm among 71,848 counted on 17 Jul.
The news turned to Iran for the seventh day running. 19 in every 100 of the day's 71,848 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and India. Mexico's news mentioned the earthquake more than ten times as often as usual. Iran's news was 41% about people being harmed, against a usual 30%.
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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