We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
106 of its 136 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Maroua accounted for 76 of Cameroon's 106 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (84 stories). Hunger was named in 81 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
14,232 of its 18,345 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Paris accounted for 7,294 of France's 14,232 stories about harm, carried by 2,708 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5,456 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
76 of its 175 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Drownings were named in 28 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
65 of its 75 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. 35 of el Mozote's 39 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
254 of its 278 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
117 of its 345 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people killed ran at about 10 times the usual rate (92 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
71 of its 149 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (47 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
133 of its 224 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Caracas accounted for 104 of Venezuela's 133 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. Landslides were named in 68 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
184 of its 216 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (37 stories).
59 of its 128 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).
Also named far more than usual: landslides in Venezuela (68 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Taiwan (57 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); natural hazards in Vietnam (24 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); train derailment in Denmark (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Libya (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 66,816 stories about harm among 268,240 counted on 15 Jul.
The news turned to Cameroon for the second day running. Cameroon's news was 78% about people being harmed, against a usual 42%. of the day's 268,240 news stories, 25 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 22.
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 25 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 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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