We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
652 of its 978 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Rangamati accounted for 440 of Bangladesh's 652 stories about harm, carried by 347 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (28 stories). Drownings were named in 31 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
160 of its 179 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Dirkou accounted for 96 of Niger's 160 stories about harm, carried by 100 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Drownings were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.
629 of its 699 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Mogadishu accounted for 537 of Somalia's 629 stories about harm, carried by 293 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (250 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
230 of its 327 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Manus Island accounted for 219 of Papua New Guinea's 230 stories about harm, carried by 308 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (182 stories).
625 of its 1,285 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Doha accounted for 517 of Qatar's 625 stories about harm, carried by 348 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
293 of its 797 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (12 stories). Building collapse was named in 112 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
310 of its 355 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (69 stories). Tsunami was named in 138 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with volcanic eruption.
96 of its 223 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (83 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
73 of its 198 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
79 of its 134 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: hunger in Belgium (140 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Uganda (91 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Guatemala (138 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Armenia (48 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); building collapse in Kenya (112 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 53,021 stories about harm among 248,994 counted on 14 Jun.
Mentions of the hunger ran more than ten times their usual in Belgium's news. of the day's 248,994 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 23. Bangladesh stood out: 67% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 40%. On 14 June 2016, a year earlier, the share was 24 in every 100, against 21 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 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 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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