We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
75 of its 109 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Marcala accounted for 66 of Honduras' 75 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets. 64 of Marcala's 66 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (65 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
1,733 of its 1,892 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Dhaka accounted for 1,292 of Bangladesh's 1,733 stories about harm, carried by 749 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (792 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
587 of its 903 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Tropical storm was named in 226 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with landslides, hurricane and power cuts.
63 of its 152 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Chikungunya was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with ebola.
129 of its 152 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Haina accounted for 117 of the Dominican Republic's 129 stories about harm, carried by 120 outlets. 115 of Haina's 117 stories were about protests or strikes. HIV was named in 116 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
129 of its 222 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Kabarondo accounted for 104 of Rwanda's 129 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
92 of its 119 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. 8 of Manama's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
45 of its 73 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
398 of its 758 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 204 of Harare's 236 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (145 stories).
110 of its 186 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (69 stories). Cyclone was named in 57 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Also named far more than usual: hiv in Dominican Republic (116 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Malawi (57 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Ethiopia (23 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); chikungunya in Puerto Rico (24 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Indonesia (14 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 55,642 stories about harm among 273,906 counted on 7 Jul.
Mentions of HIV ran more than ten times their usual in the Dominican Republic's news. In Honduras, 69% of the news was about people being harmed, where 42% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 273,906 stories, below the usual 22.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Countries with at least 50 stories that day.
Stories, not people.
The day's biggest events: attacks, accidents and disasters, people displaced, protests, outbreaks. Bigger dot: more stories. Ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported it and how clearly it was about one thing, the same way for every place and year; the news data does not say who attacked whom, so both sides of a war appear where the news put them. Click a dot for its 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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