We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
164 of its 243 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Tunis accounted for 132 of Tunisia's 164 stories about harm, carried by 92 outlets. 102 of Tunis' 132 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (25 stories). Road crashes were named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
71 of its 104 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Managua accounted for 65 of Nicaragua's 71 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (65 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
478 of its 1,126 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (54 stories). Hurricane was named in 60 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tropical storm and storms. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
436 of its 726 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (340 stories). Landslides were named in 25 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
420 of its 553 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Caracas accounted for 225 of Venezuela's 420 stories about harm, carried by 163 outlets. 219 of Caracas' 225 stories were about protests or strikes. Diphtheria was named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with respiratory illness. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
40 of its 238 stories (17%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. 22 of Manama's 27 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
21 of its 28 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 17 of Omarska's 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories).
115 of its 293 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Flu was named in 87 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
504 of its 1,701 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (93 stories). Drownings were named in 109 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
87 of its 171 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Yangon accounted for 74 of Myanmar's 87 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (63 stories).
Also named far more than usual: flu in Portugal (87 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Fiji (42 of its stories, about three times its usual); meningitis in Liberia (24 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); train derailment in Russia (370 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Latvia (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 May. 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 45,737 stories about harm among 234,524 counted on 10 May.
No day had a lower share of stories about people being harmed since 20 March 2017. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 234,524 stories, below the usual 22. Mentions of the flu ran more than ten times their usual in Portugal's news. On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Tunisia stood out: 67% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 50%.
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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