We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
99 of its 136 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Yaounde accounted for 85 of Cameroon's 99 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (72 stories). Bird flu was named in 89 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.
1,990 of its 4,894 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Paris accounted for 1,766 of France's 1,990 stories about harm, carried by 1,128 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (710 stories). Drought was named in 43 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with power cuts.
100 of its 194 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 72 of Sandeng's 72 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (78 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
156 of its 180 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Bujumbura accounted for 119 of Burundi's 156 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
208 of its 423 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Doha accounted for 158 of Qatar's 208 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (82 stories).
1,013 of its 1,889 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (745 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
155 of its 334 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
402 of its 647 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (132 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
120 of its 326 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (40 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
313 of its 399 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Mogadishu accounted for 248 of Somalia's 313 stories about harm, carried by 218 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: hiv in Botswana (35 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); cyclone in Bangladesh (64 of its stories, about three times its usual); helicopter crash in Romania (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); extreme cold in Peru (56 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); bird flu in Niger (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 62,344 stories about harm among 278,646 counted on 3 Jun.
Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and France. Mentions of bird flu ran about 7 times their usual in Cameroon's news. In Cameroon, 73% of the news was about people being harmed, where 40% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 278,646 stories, above the usual 21.
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 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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