We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
198 of its 230 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Camayenne accounted for 185 of Guinea's 198 stories about harm, carried by 135 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (37 stories). Malaria was named in 187 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with drought.
99 of its 134 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Tripoli accounted for 64 of Libya's 99 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (49 stories). Hunger was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.
17 of its 36 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 8 of Algiers' 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
773 of its 1,175 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Bangkok accounted for 649 of Thailand's 773 stories about harm, carried by 420 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (604 stories).
150 of its 179 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Sanaa accounted for 100 of Yemen's 150 stories about harm, carried by 137 outlets. 54 of Sanaa's 100 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
437 of its 592 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
418 of its 801 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Jakarta accounted for 332 of Indonesia's 418 stories about harm, carried by 261 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (293 stories).
138 of its 351 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (109 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
1,452 of its 3,093 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. House fires were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
325 of its 537 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. 78 of Palestinian Red Crescent's 134 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories).
Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Congo (78 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatstroke in Armenia (47 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Albania (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in South Africa (50 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); dengue in Bangladesh (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 42,864 stories about harm among 213,517 counted on 22 May.
People falling ill were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and China. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 213,517 stories, as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Guinea. In Guinea's news, mentions of the malaria ran about 4 times their usual. Guinea stood out: 86% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 45%.
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 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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