We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
160 of its 215 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Bentiu accounted for 123 of South Sudan's 160 stories about harm, carried by 131 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (137 stories). Outbreaks were named in 91 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
994 of its 1,071 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Bamako accounted for 923 of Mali's 994 stories about harm, carried by 704 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 10 times the usual rate (88 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
1,045 of its 2,681 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (798 stories). Drownings were named in 259 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
115 of its 178 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. 20 of Manama's 38 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (50 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
130 of its 432 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 60 of Hanoi's 71 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (64 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
938 of its 1,427 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
447 of its 1,003 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (9 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
53 of its 63 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Nuugaatsiaq accounted for 46 of Greenland's 53 stories about harm, carried by 46 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (25 stories).
64 of its 76 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (62 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
45 of its 63 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: drownings in Libya (41 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); meningitis in Romania (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in China (67 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); accidents in South Korea (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Indonesia (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 52,431 stories about harm among 208,447 counted on 19 Jun.
South Sudan's news mentioned outbreaks about 4 times as often as usual. 25 in every 100 of the day's 208,447 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 23. In South Sudan, 74% of the news was about people being harmed, where 53% is usual. A year earlier, on 19 June 2016, 24 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 25 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 25 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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