We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
1,362 of its 4,004 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Paris accounted for 1,191 of France's 1,362 stories about harm, carried by 1,175 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (600 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
127 of its 322 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (95 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
43 of its 86 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. 19 of Yaounde's 26 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (23 stories).
54 of its 102 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (40 stories).
2,687 of its 10,027 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (153 stories). Hepatitis was named in 31 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
6,679 of its 17,969 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Heavy rain was named in 65 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
1,014 of its 1,286 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Raqqa accounted for 673 of Syria's 1,014 stories about harm, carried by 665 outlets. Building collapse was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Cairo accounted for 137 of Egypt's 196 stories about harm, carried by 126 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (71 stories). Hunger was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drought. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
83 of its 101 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Bamako accounted for 55 of Mali's 83 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
1,485 of its 4,526 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: hunger in Iraq (68 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plague in Iceland (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Egypt (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Israel (79 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in South Africa (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 Jun. 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 52,258 stories about harm among 231,300 counted on 6 Jun.
On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 231,300 stories, as usual. Mentions of the hunger ran more than ten times their usual in Iraq's news. In France, 34% of the news was about people being harmed, where 20% is usual. A year earlier, on 6 June 2016, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 23 today.
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 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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