We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
225 of its 305 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Aktobe accounted for 157 of Kazakhstan's 225 stories about harm, carried by 119 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (156 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
141 of its 187 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Darfur accounted for 103 of Sudan's 141 stories about harm, carried by 103 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (107 stories). Outbreaks were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
405 of its 1,534 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (207 stories). Cyclone was named in 103 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
482 of its 737 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. 220 of Dhaka's 324 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
1,547 of its 2,074 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Tel Aviv accounted for 1,056 of Israel's 1,547 stories about harm, carried by 541 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (647 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
162 of its 213 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Mogadishu accounted for 110 of Somalia's 162 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
175 of its 490 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (60 stories). Power cuts were named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
86 of its 100 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 78%. Niamey accounted for 68 of Niger's 86 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
322 of its 625 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (91 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
103 of its 282 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: cholera in Bermuda (31 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Angola (24 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); extreme cold in Greenland (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Belgium (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Austria (10 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 54,172 stories about harm among 270,713 counted on 10 Jun.
Mentions of the cholera ran more than ten times their usual in Bermuda's news. of the day's 270,713 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Kazakhstan stood out: 74% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 30%.
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 20 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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