We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
1,022 of its 2,235 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (832 stories). Natural hazards were named in 191 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
210 of its 294 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Caracas accounted for 146 of Venezuela's 210 stories about harm, carried by 126 outlets. 73 of Caracas' 146 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
1,153 of its 4,797 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (721 stories). Gas explosion was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
283 of its 1,559 stories (18%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (52 stories). Accidents were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
755 of its 1,294 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Jerusalem accounted for 603 of Israel's 755 stories about harm, carried by 221 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (219 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
1,056 of its 1,284 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Raqqa accounted for 810 of Syria's 1,056 stories about harm, carried by 831 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (47 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
112 of its 221 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (105 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.
410 of its 1,327 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (191 stories). Food poisoning was named in 284 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
236 of its 336 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Anantnag accounted for 163 of Kashmir's 236 stories about harm, carried by 55 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
49 of its 104 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 32 of al-Hoceima's 32 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories).
Also named far more than usual: food poisoning in North Korea (284 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heavy rain in Niger (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Brazil (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Congo (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in Philippines (40 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 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 49,055 stories about harm among 225,851 counted on 16 Jun.
Reports of volunteers, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. 22 in every 100 of the day's 225,851 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In North Korea's news, mentions of food poisoning ran about 5 times their usual. Germany stood out: 46% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 22%. A year earlier, on 16 June 2016, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as 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 22 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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