We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
1,166 of its 1,519 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Fallujah accounted for 1,062 of Iraq's 1,166 stories about harm, carried by 976 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (245 stories). Hurricane was named in 33 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tropical storm. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
206 of its 227 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (187 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
78 of its 147 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 17 of Manama's 25 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories).
699 of its 1,227 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (479 stories).
81 of its 97 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Ouagadougou accounted for 79 of Burkina Faso's 81 stories about harm, carried by 88 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (70 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
614 of its 752 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Mogadishu accounted for 518 of Somalia's 614 stories about harm, carried by 403 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (164 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
245 of its 321 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Sirte accounted for 136 of Libya's 245 stories about harm, carried by 115 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (74 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
293 of its 379 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (224 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.
80 of its 117 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. 16 of Dongola's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (32 stories).
15 of its 28 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: hypothermia in Spain (65 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Romania (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); power cuts in Sierra Leone (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Myanmar (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Iran (39 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 Jun. 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 62,259 stories about harm among 302,436 counted on 1 Jun.
Mentions of the hypothermia ran more than ten times their usual in Spain's news. of the day's 302,436 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Uruguay. Iraq's news was 77% about people being harmed, against a usual 72%. Over May, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed.
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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