We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
465 of its 488 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 80%. Sanaa accounted for 197 of Yemen's 465 stories about harm, carried by 182 outlets. 135 of Sanaa's 197 stories were about protests or strikes. Hunger was named in 125 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
255 of its 354 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Kigali accounted for 147 of Rwanda's 255 stories about harm, carried by 145 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
143 of its 586 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (73 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 60 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
309 of its 524 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (66 stories). Hunger was named in 35 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.
306 of its 506 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Cairo accounted for 228 of Egypt's 306 stories about harm, carried by 291 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Drownings were named in 63 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Baghdad accounted for 1,501 of Iraq's 3,201 stories about harm, carried by 914 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (425 stories). Plane crash was named in 515 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.
226 of its 471 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Tropical storm was named in 77 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hurricane and cyclone.
438 of its 616 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
361 of its 827 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 240 of Harare's 278 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (162 stories).
22 of its 39 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories). Drownings were named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Taiwan (77 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Laos (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Zambia (20 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); drownings in Egypt (63 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Malawi (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 55,902 stories about harm among 267,631 counted on 6 Jul.
The Netherlands' news mentioned helicopter crash more than ten times as often as usual. 21 in every 100 of the day's 267,631 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. People falling ill were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada. Yemen stood out: 95% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 80%.
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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