We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
981 of its 1,366 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Baghdad accounted for 712 of Iraq's 981 stories about harm, carried by 652 outlets. 412 of Baghdad's 712 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (504 stories). Power cuts were named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
74 of its 90 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (11 stories). Outbreaks were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
132 of its 285 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (58 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
189 of its 428 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (77 stories). Snowstorms were named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
514 of its 763 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Cairo accounted for 454 of Egypt's 514 stories about harm, carried by 340 outlets. 428 of Cairo's 454 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (91 stories). Poisoning was named in 90 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with road crashes.
139 of its 284 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Budapest accounted for 126 of Hungary's 139 stories about harm, carried by 148 outlets. 114 of Budapest's 126 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (112 stories).
133 of its 169 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. 56 of Agua Zarca's 56 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (123 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
217 of its 531 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 89 of Hanoi's 103 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (138 stories). Poisoning was named in 94 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heatstroke.
193 of its 313 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. 116 of Odessa's 121 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (46 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
348 of its 655 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (110 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: hypothermia in New Zealand (175 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Vietnam (94 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Cambodia (64 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); ebola in Senegal (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Egypt (90 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 May. 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 50,373 stories about harm among 264,165 counted on 2 May.
Mentions of the hypothermia ran more than ten times their usual in New Zealand's news. of the day's 264,165 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Australia. Iraq's news was 72% about people being harmed, against a usual 62%.
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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