We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
366 of its 677 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Tehran accounted for 321 of Iran's 366 stories about harm, carried by 261 outlets. 232 of Tehran's 321 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (309 stories). Earthquake was named in 65 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
710 of its 915 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Anadolu accounted for 432 of Türkiye's 710 stories about harm, carried by 240 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (312 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
1,044 of its 1,851 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (57 stories). Heatstroke was named in 14 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.
2,003 of its 7,754 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (912 stories). Wildfires were named in 108 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with food poisoning, plane crash and snowstorms. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
485 of its 617 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Raqqa accounted for 311 of Syria's 485 stories about harm, carried by 245 outlets. 236 of Raqqa's 311 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (125 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
95 of its 140 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Addis Ababa accounted for 83 of Ethiopia's 95 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. 81 of Addis Ababa's 83 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (93 stories).
123 of its 328 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (96 stories). Chikungunya was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with dengue. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
99 of its 151 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
80 of its 132 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. 4 of Manama's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (65 stories).
63 of its 80 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Windhoek accounted for 61 of Namibia's 63 stories about harm, carried by 74 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: flu in Portugal (449 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); train derailment in Greece (93 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Nepal (30 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); chikungunya in Brazil (23 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); malaria in Venezuela (28 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 28,772 stories about harm among 131,410 counted on 13 May.
On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 131,410 stories, as usual. Mentions of the flu ran about 6 times their usual in Portugal's news. On 13 May 2016, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 22 today. Iran stood out: 54% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 36%.
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 harsher 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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