We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
1,030 of its 1,211 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Kabul accounted for 844 of Afghanistan's 1,030 stories about harm, carried by 667 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (111 stories). Power cuts were named in 270 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
281 of its 486 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Yerevan accounted for 255 of Armenia's 281 stories about harm, carried by 268 outlets. 196 of Yerevan's 255 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (177 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
229 of its 587 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (126 stories). Wildfires were named in 69 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
365 of its 1,056 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (68 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
123 of its 408 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 48 of Bucharest's 55 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
130 of its 178 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 14 of Zagreb's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. 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.
54 of its 80 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Dakar accounted for 52 of Senegal's 54 stories about harm, carried by 49 outlets. 49 of Dakar's 52 stories were about protests or strikes.
67 of its 100 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 41 of Brazzaville's 41 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories).
41 of its 95 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
734 of its 2,656 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Heatwave was named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Hong Kong (52 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in U.S. Virgin Islands (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Gambia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Brazil (56 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); cholera in Somalia (16 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 Aug. 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 54,385 stories about harm among 248,254 counted on 1 Aug.
In Hong Kong's news, mentions of the typhoon ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 248,254 stories, as usual. Afghanistan's news was 85% about people being harmed, against a usual 71%. Over July, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed.
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 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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