We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
219 of its 310 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Phnom Penh accounted for 201 of Cambodia's 219 stories about harm, carried by 214 outlets. 122 of Phnom Penh's 201 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (47 stories). Landslides were named in 44 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with typhoon and tropical storm. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
219 of its 257 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Quito accounted for 144 of Ecuador's 219 stories about harm, carried by 128 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (145 stories). Tsunami was named in 79 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
143 of its 154 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Srebrenica accounted for 140 of Bosnia's 143 stories about harm, carried by 124 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (131 stories). Its coverage was about 7 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
431 of its 847 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (256 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
116 of its 169 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Bishkek accounted for 109 of Kyrgyzstan's 116 stories about harm, carried by 123 outlets. 100 of Bishkek's 109 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (94 stories).
964 of its 1,739 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. 358 of Burhan's 547 stories were about protests or strikes. Drownings were named in 38 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with dengue.
67 of its 187 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 51 of Santiago's 56 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (52 stories).
291 of its 1,472 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (178 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
2,787 of its 10,514 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (47 stories). Drownings were named in 91 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with train derailment.
191 of its 558 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 64 of Bangkok's 90 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (119 stories).
Also named far more than usual: poisoning in Palestine (42 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); polio in Mozambique (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Mexico (57 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in China (112 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cyclone in Taiwan (20 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 56,515 stories about harm among 248,487 counted on 11 Jul.
On the side of help, reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 248,487 stories, as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Cambodia. In Ecuador's news, mentions of the tsunami ran about 9 times their usual. Cambodia stood out: 71% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 38%.
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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