We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
1,808 of its 2,208 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Dhaka accounted for 1,610 of Bangladesh's 1,808 stories about harm, carried by 1,114 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (756 stories). Train derailment was named in 388 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. 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.
161 of its 187 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Manama accounted for 135 of Bahrain's 161 stories about harm, carried by 126 outlets. 90 of Manama's 135 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (127 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about 5 times its own usual.
604 of its 1,094 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (73 stories). Poisoning was named in 71 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with rabies. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
176 of its 397 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
631 of its 884 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Hebron accounted for 392 of Palestine's 631 stories about harm, carried by 294 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (76 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
283 of its 641 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 140 of Ha Tinh's 196 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (239 stories). Accidents were named in 164 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
1,984 of its 2,502 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Istanbul accounted for 1,727 of Türkiye's 1,984 stories about harm, carried by 1,173 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (70 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Fallujah accounted for 268 of Iraq's 431 stories about harm, carried by 212 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Cholera was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
44 of its 71 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
58 of its 216 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 21 of Szeged's 30 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).
Also named far more than usual: accidents in Vietnam (164 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Brazil (66 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Nepal (31 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); malaria in Morocco (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); chikungunya in Colombia (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 Jul. 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 54,663 stories about harm among 265,495 counted on 1 Jul.
Mentions of train derailment ran more than ten times their usual in Bangladesh's news. of the day's 265,495 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. Bangladesh stood out: 82% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 50%. Over June, 22 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 much 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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