We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
244 of its 429 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Cairo accounted for 179 of Egypt's 244 stories about harm, carried by 147 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories). Outbreaks were named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
2,534 of its 3,401 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Yokosuka accounted for 2,393 of Japan's 2,534 stories about harm, carried by 1,348 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,210 stories). Flooding was named in 1,833 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
58 of its 79 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Bucharest accounted for 45 of Romania's 58 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (54 stories).
31 of its 45 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
761 of its 991 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Jerusalem accounted for 623 of Israel's 761 stories about harm, carried by 278 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (498 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
622 of its 1,318 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (432 stories). Natural hazards were named in 47 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
71 of its 129 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (59 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
169 of its 180 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
278 of its 397 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 10 times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
17 of its 26 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. 16 of Libreville's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (16 stories).
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Greece (41 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hepatitis in Gibraltar (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Somalia (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); natural hazards in Germany (47 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hiv in Nigeria (24 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 32,256 stories about harm among 126,477 counted on 17 Jun.
Mentions of flooding ran more than ten times their usual in Japan's news. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Japan and the UK. Stories about people being harmed made up 26 in every 100 of the day's 126,477 stories, above the usual 23. A year earlier, on 17 June 2016, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 26 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 26 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 much 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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