We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
3,200 of its 4,886 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Munich accounted for 2,357 of Germany's 3,200 stories about harm, carried by 1,569 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (250 stories). Gas explosion was named in 171 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drought. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
134 of its 201 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 106 of Gonaives' 106 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (127 stories). Hunger was named in 115 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts and meningitis.
88 of its 96 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Antananarivo accounted for 65 of Madagascar's 88 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. House fires were named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
75 of its 289 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
761 of its 913 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Kabul accounted for 545 of Afghanistan's 761 stories about harm, carried by 478 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (74 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
80 of its 102 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Brazzaville accounted for 67 of Congo's 80 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. 48 of Brazzaville's 67 stories were about protests or strikes.
77 of its 119 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Nouakchott accounted for 74 of Mauritania's 77 stories about harm, carried by 80 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.
763 of its 894 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Baghdad accounted for 627 of Iraq's 763 stories about harm, carried by 506 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (17 stories). Gas explosion was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
1,276 of Philadelphia's 1,881 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (809 stories). Drought was named in 637 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with tropical storm and cholera.
Also named far more than usual: power cuts in Namibia (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in China (86 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Russia (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); chikungunya in Colombia (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in Canada (58 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 54,149 stories about harm among 250,223 counted on 25 Jul.
It was the third day running that the news turned to Germany. of the day's 250,223 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 23. Haiti's news mentioned the hunger more than ten times as often as usual. Evacuations were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Germany. In Germany, 65% of the news was about people being harmed, where 34% is usual.
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 22 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 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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