We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
302 of its 362 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Phnom Penh accounted for 288 of Cambodia's 302 stories about harm, carried by 306 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (84 stories). Hunger was named in 34 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
469 of its 596 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. 179 of Pulwama's 219 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (107 stories). Drownings were named in 33 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
774 of its 1,712 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (639 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
80 of its 83 stories (96%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Bamako accounted for 67 of Mali's 80 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
126 of its 162 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Algiers accounted for 121 of Algeria's 126 stories about harm, carried by 124 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (98 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
175 of its 200 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Bani Walid accounted for 145 of Libya's 175 stories about harm, carried by 137 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (146 stories). Ebola was named in 145 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
223 of its 836 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 148 of Berlin's 176 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (142 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
14,688 of its 45,430 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 4,719 of Dallas' 5,942 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (3,070 stories). Plague was named in 221 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with bird flu.
765 of its 892 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Juba accounted for 670 of South Sudan's 765 stories about harm, carried by 611 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
74 of its 117 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Wildfires were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Also named far more than usual: ebola in Libya (145 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Greenland (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Tonga (12 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); cholera in Ethiopia (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in China (84 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 36,927 stories about harm among 141,763 counted on 10 Jul.
Mentions of Ebola ran more than ten times their usual in Libya's news. In Cambodia, 83% of the news was about people being harmed, where 35% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 26 in every 100 of the day's 141,763 stories, above the usual 23. This week the news turned most often to Taiwan, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 3 of them.
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 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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