We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
176 of its 265 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Moscow accounted for 135 of Russia's 176 stories about harm, carried by 290 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (119 stories). Illness was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
76 of its 87 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (75 stories). Plane crash was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
138 of its 209 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Athens accounted for 119 of Greece's 138 stories about harm, carried by 276 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (42 stories). Wildfires were named in 87 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heatwave, drought and plane crash.
6 of its 10 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 4 of Reykjavik's 4 stories were about protests or strikes.
267 of its 435 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (44 stories). Avalanche was named in 71 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
84 of its 152 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Surabaya accounted for 51 of Indonesia's 84 stories about harm, carried by 220 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories).
167 of its 390 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (135 stories). Drownings were named in 51 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with earthquake.
63 of its 87 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Gaza accounted for 39 of Palestine's 63 stories about harm, carried by 49 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
68 of its 123 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Kyiv accounted for 42 of Ukraine's 68 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
73 of its 238 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (33 stories). Storms were named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
Also named far more than usual: drownings in Spain (51 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); avalanche in Pakistan (71 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drought in Hungary (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in France (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heatwave in South Korea (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 Aug. 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 7,590 stories about harm among 34,208 counted on 2 Aug.
It was the highest share of stories about people being harmed since 29 December 2024. of the day's 34,208 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 20. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Greece. It was the second day running that the news turned to Russia. In Russia, 66% of the news was about people being harmed, where 31% is usual.
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 22 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 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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