We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
179 of its 194 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. la Paz accounted for 161 of Bolivia's 179 stories about harm, carried by 200 outlets. 160 of la Paz's 161 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (143 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
1,245 of its 2,156 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Amatrice accounted for 897 of Italy's 1,245 stories about harm, carried by 742 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (101 stories). Plague was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
94 of its 100 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Asuncion accounted for 61 of Paraguay's 94 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (93 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
518 of its 2,043 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (34 stories). Dengue was named in 67 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with chikungunya.
87 of its 119 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Andijan accounted for 69 of Uzbekistan's 87 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets. 68 of Andijan's 69 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (83 stories).
278 of its 358 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Polio was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
990 of its 1,311 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (547 stories). Hunger was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
27 of its 38 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. 14 of Freetown's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories).
77 of its 103 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
969 of its 1,123 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (394 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: hunger in Kenya (49 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); hurricane in Cuba (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Panama (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Japan (39 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in India (100 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 35,315 stories about harm among 154,822 counted on 28 Aug.
For the third day running, the news turned to Bolivia. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 154,822 stories, as usual. Bolivia's news was 92% about people being harmed, against a usual 56%. This week the news turned most often to Italy, on 5 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.
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 23 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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