We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
79 of its 89 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Ouagadougou accounted for 78 of Burkina Faso's 79 stories about harm, carried by 72 outlets. 77 of Ouagadougou's 78 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (77 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
208 of its 321 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. San Marcos accounted for 168 of Guatemala's 208 stories about harm, carried by 147 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (129 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 120 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
993 of its 1,153 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Mogadishu accounted for 949 of Somalia's 993 stories about harm, carried by 598 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
63 of its 71 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
781 of its 1,354 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. 154 of Ankara's 226 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (495 stories). Hunger was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
135 of its 277 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 93 of Budapest's 102 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (89 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
102 of its 274 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 74 of Prague's 87 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (80 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
181 of its 491 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 36 of Havana's 58 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (98 stories).
608 of its 1,183 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Doha accounted for 390 of Qatar's 608 stories about harm, carried by 340 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
552 of its 2,375 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (116 stories). Earthquake was named in 171 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Japan (171 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Jordan (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Kazakhstan (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Mexico (48 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); accidents in Chile (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 50,423 stories about harm among 245,117 counted on 15 Jun.
In Burkina Faso, 89% of the news was about people being harmed, where 15% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 245,117 stories, below the usual 23. Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about twice the usual rate. In Guatemala's news, mentions of volcanic eruption ran about 4 times their usual. On 15 June 2016, a year earlier, the share was 22 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 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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