We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
269 of its 296 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 83%. Bangassou accounted for 170 of the Central African Republic's 269 stories about harm, carried by 147 outlets. 110 of Bangassou's 170 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (90 stories). Ebola was named in 79 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
1,062 of its 1,590 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Stockholm accounted for 772 of Sweden's 1,062 stories about harm, carried by 544 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
209 of its 244 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (91 stories). Hunger was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
72 of its 167 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (55 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
205 of its 227 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Bamako accounted for 156 of Mali's 205 stories about harm, carried by 117 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
102 of its 194 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Banjul accounted for 95 of the Gambia's 102 stories about harm, carried by 80 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (89 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
236 of its 276 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Juba accounted for 135 of South Sudan's 236 stories about harm, carried by 132 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (119 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's.
794 of its 1,368 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. 378 of Ramallah's 491 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (212 stories). Accidents were named in 68 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
398 of its 540 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Baghdad accounted for 237 of Iraq's 398 stories about harm, carried by 167 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (133 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
238 of its 422 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 121 of Dhaka's 172 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (182 stories).
Also named far more than usual: measles in Italy (117 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); extreme cold in Hungary (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); overdoses in Japan (82 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Palestine (68 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Brazil (24 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 50,461 stories about harm among 234,894 counted on 19 May.
Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Yemen. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 234,894 stories, as usual. Mentions of measles ran more than ten times their usual in Italy's news. On 19 May 2016, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 21 today. Central African Republic stood out: 91% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 83%.
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 about as 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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