We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
438 of its 500 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 78%. Juba accounted for 400 of South Sudan's 438 stories about harm, carried by 300 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (167 stories). Cholera was named in 80 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
303 of its 418 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Utoya accounted for 159 of Norway's 303 stories about harm, carried by 154 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (286 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about 4 times its own usual.
119 of its 205 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Zagreb accounted for 115 of Croatia's 119 stories about harm, carried by 126 outlets. 101 of Zagreb's 115 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
112 of its 250 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (46 stories). Avalanche was named in 43 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with snowstorms and respiratory illness.
2,722 of its 4,758 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Munich accounted for 2,453 of Germany's 2,722 stories about harm, carried by 1,543 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (1,926 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
267 of its 1,246 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (140 stories). Chikungunya was named in 28 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
125 of its 203 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 57 of Banjul's 64 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (102 stories).
394 of its 585 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (64 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
482 of its 539 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Helicopter crash was named in 47 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
189 of its 207 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Kidal accounted for 164 of Mali's 189 stories about harm, carried by 97 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: hepatitis in Indonesia (153 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); house fires in Venezuela (78 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Ethiopia (31 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); drought in Colombia (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); helicopter crash in Libya (47 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 58,228 stories about harm among 271,527 counted on 22 Jul.
Mentions of hepatitis ran more than ten times their usual in Indonesia's news. of the day's 271,527 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 23. South Sudan stood out: 88% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 78%.
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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