We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
325 of its 461 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. 44 of Jammu's 87 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (34 stories). Road crashes were named in 31 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
243 of its 416 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (96 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
41 of its 87 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 7%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
999 of its 2,265 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (351 stories). Heatwave was named in 77 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with plane crash.
60 of its 73 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. 33 of Marcala's 33 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (47 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
115 of its 221 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Phnom Penh accounted for 102 of Cambodia's 115 stories about harm, carried by 93 outlets. 89 of Phnom Penh's 102 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
568 of its 900 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Harare accounted for 461 of Zimbabwe's 568 stories about harm, carried by 244 outlets. 438 of Harare's 461 stories were about protests or strikes.
72 of its 175 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (67 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
124 of its 138 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Bujumbura accounted for 117 of Burundi's 124 stories about harm, carried by 99 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
62 of its 178 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: bird flu in Cameroon (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Uganda (34 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); tornadoes in Peru (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Senegal (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Poland (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 57,453 stories about harm among 284,856 counted on 13 Jul.
Mentions of bird flu ran more than ten times their usual in Cameroon's news. People falling ill were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 284,856 stories, below the usual 22. Kashmir's news was 70% about people being harmed, against a usual 54%.
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 20 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 softer 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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