We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
189 of its 347 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 99 of Crimea's 104 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (33 stories). Avalanche was named in 98 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
147 of its 204 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Belize City accounted for 97 of Belize's 147 stories about harm, carried by 179 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (96 stories). Storm surge was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
756 of its 983 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Sirte accounted for 519 of Libya's 756 stories about harm, carried by 413 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (255 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
49 of its 56 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
42 of its 62 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Sapoa accounted for 40 of Nicaragua's 42 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (41 stories). Drownings were named in 40 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
576 of its 2,030 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (362 stories). Road crashes were named in 298 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
150 of its 207 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (69 stories). Cholera was named in 41 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Juba accounted for 129 of South Sudan's 148 stories about harm, carried by 98 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (55 stories). Cholera was named in 47 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with malaria. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
55 of its 188 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
36 of its 79 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 31 of Dushanbe's 33 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (31 stories).
Also named far more than usual: road crashes in Ireland (298 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Nicaragua (40 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Sri Lanka (42 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); cholera in South Sudan (47 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); cholera in Sudan (41 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 56,233 stories about harm among 267,833 counted on 2 Aug.
Ireland's news mentioned road crashes more than ten times as often as usual. Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. In Ukraine, 54% of the news was about people being harmed, where 35% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 267,833 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 21 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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