We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
439 of its 648 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Dhaka accounted for 270 of Bangladesh's 439 stories about harm, carried by 122 outlets. 178 of Dhaka's 270 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
730 of its 2,207 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (415 stories). Hunger was named in 42 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
119 of its 552 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (64 stories). Storms were named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
4,082 of its 18,068 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories). Gas explosion was named in 40 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with train derailment.
35 of its 86 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 6%. 29 of Montevideo's 30 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (26 stories).
293 of its 636 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people affected ran at about 10 times the usual rate (227 stories). Poisoning was named in 46 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
115 of its 319 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
161 of its 177 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 80%. Agadez accounted for 81 of Niger's 161 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
205 of its 245 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Sanaa accounted for 93 of Yemen's 205 stories about harm, carried by 130 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
6 of Oromo's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: hiv in Zimbabwe (46 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in Japan (87 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); poisoning in Vietnam (46 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Congo (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Kenya (28 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 58,760 stories about harm among 270,171 counted on 17 Jun.
In Zimbabwe's news, mentions of HIV ran about 4 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 270,171 stories, as usual. Bangladesh's news was 68% about people being harmed, against a usual 48%.
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 harsher 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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