We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
89 of its 105 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Ouagadougou accounted for 86 of Burkina Faso's 89 stories about harm, carried by 114 outlets. Heatwave was named in 82 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
118 of its 157 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Mirebalais accounted for 102 of Haiti's 118 stories about harm, carried by 86 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (101 stories). Cholera was named in 97 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with chikungunya.
611 of its 819 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (35 stories). Snowstorms were named in 84 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
1,449 of its 3,188 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Hanoi accounted for 1,204 of Vietnam's 1,449 stories about harm, carried by 1,076 outlets. 908 of Hanoi's 1,204 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (524 stories).
Fallujah accounted for 650 of Iraq's 1,002 stories about harm, carried by 609 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (19 stories). Bird flu was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flu. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
231 of its 352 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (173 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
155 of its 296 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (64 stories). Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
141 of its 457 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Road crashes were named in 114 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
312 of its 545 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (42 stories). Tsunami was named in 32 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.
1,007 of its 1,298 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Tuberculosis was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: road crashes in Romania (114 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Indonesia (131 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); avalanche in Yemen (109 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Iran (63 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Italy (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 55,968 stories about harm among 267,780 counted on 23 May.
Mentions of road crashes ran more than ten times their usual in Romania's news. of the day's 267,780 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of peace efforts, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Burkina Faso's news was 85% about people being harmed, against a usual 34%.
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 21 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 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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