We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
156 of its 282 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Copenhagen accounted for 125 of Denmark's 156 stories about harm, carried by 121 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (82 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
466 of its 690 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Bethlehem accounted for 308 of Palestine's 466 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. 221 of Bethlehem's 308 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 9 times the usual rate (58 stories).
1,946 of its 2,289 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Aleppo accounted for 1,096 of Syria's 1,946 stories about harm, carried by 661 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (516 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
118 of its 126 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Asuncion accounted for 105 of Paraguay's 118 stories about harm, carried by 87 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (27 stories).
781 of its 1,223 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (659 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
69 of its 137 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (60 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
177 of its 482 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (158 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
184 of its 310 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
286 of its 970 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (87 stories). Road crashes were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with bird flu and flu.
779 of its 2,384 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (194 stories). Drownings were named in 47 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with poisoning and food poisoning.
Also named far more than usual: norovirus in Mexico (120 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Botswana (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Nigeria (168 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); typhoon in Vietnam (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); chikungunya in Cayman Islands (12 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 57,748 stories about harm among 285,851 counted on 28 Jul.
Mentions of norovirus ran more than ten times their usual in Mexico's news. In Denmark, 55% of the news was about people being harmed, where 22% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 285,851 stories, below the usual 23.
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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