We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
80 of its 83 stories (96%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Bangui accounted for 58 of the Central African Republic's 80 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (75 stories). Cholera was named in 76 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
1,567 of its 1,895 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 77%. Aleppo accounted for 1,159 of Syria's 1,567 stories about harm, carried by 649 outlets. 581 of Aleppo's 1,159 stories were about protests or strikes. Poisoning was named in 50 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
96 of its 249 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Prague accounted for 88 of the Czechia's 96 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (74 stories). Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
108 of its 223 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (28 stories). Heatwave was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
255 of its 276 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (208 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
514 of its 912 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (321 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
21 of its 56 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 7 of Tirana's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (9 stories).
182 of Jerusalem's 324 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (38 stories). Food poisoning was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual.
38 of Taipei's 51 stories were about protests or strikes. Respiratory illness was named in 36 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heatstroke. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Meningitis was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: plane crash in United Arab Emirates (56 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Taiwan (36 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hepatitis in Denmark (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); chikungunya in Fiji (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Sudan (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 56,014 stories about harm among 278,882 counted on 11 Aug.
The Central African Republic's news mentioned the cholera more than ten times as often as usual. the Central African Republic's news was 96% about people being harmed, against a usual 50%. of the day's 278,882 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 22.
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 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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