We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
92 of its 137 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 6%. Ljubljana accounted for 84 of Slovenia's 92 stories about harm, carried by 76 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (91 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
239 of its 287 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (136 stories). Hunger was named in 122 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with bird flu. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
228 of its 392 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 48 of Kiev's 84 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (47 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
112 of its 262 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (40 stories). Tornadoes were named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
118 of its 236 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Port Salut accounted for 103 of Haiti's 118 stories about harm, carried by 125 outlets. Cholera was named in 105 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with earthquake. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
367 of its 841 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 195 of Harare's 244 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Rabies was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
1,038 of its 3,701 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (232 stories). Storms were named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
98 of its 116 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. 21 of el Mozote's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
836 of its 2,204 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (397 stories). Plague was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
1,338 of its 2,183 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (363 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: cholera in Haiti (105 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); tropical storm in Taiwan (28 of its stories, about three times its usual); storms in Peru (32 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Colombia (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); chikungunya in Brazil (18 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 57,346 stories about harm among 285,934 counted on 14 Jul.
In Slovenia, 67% of the news was about people being harmed, where 6% is usual. Haiti's news mentioned the cholera about 7 times as often as usual. 20 in every 100 of the day's 285,934 news stories were about people being harmed, 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 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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