We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
824 of its 1,017 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Pedrogao Grande accounted for 595 of Portugal's 824 stories about harm, carried by 406 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (155 stories). Plane crash was named in 308 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
474 of its 625 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. 169 of Caracas' 238 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (56 stories). Cyclone was named in 32 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts and hunger.
453 of its 511 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Mogadishu accounted for 405 of Somalia's 453 stories about harm, carried by 300 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (289 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
304 of its 1,418 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (30 stories). House fires were named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
135 of its 407 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 49 of Warsaw's 89 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
119 of its 136 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Bangui accounted for 87 of the Central African Republic's 119 stories about harm, carried by 80 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (87 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
Bamako accounted for 145 of Mali's 193 stories about harm, carried by 144 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (38 stories). Drought was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
674 of its 1,094 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Brussels accounted for 645 of Belgium's 674 stories about harm, carried by 677 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (239 stories).
92 of its 168 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Power cuts were named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
110 of its 132 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (96 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: natural hazards in Bangladesh (29 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); dengue in Sri Lanka (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in Peru (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); power cuts in Trinidad & Tobago (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in India (185 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 20 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 51,283 stories about harm among 229,050 counted on 20 Jun.
Mentions of plane crash ran more than ten times their usual in Portugal's news. of the day's 229,050 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Syria and the US. Portugal's news was 81% about people being harmed, against a usual 36%. A year earlier, on 20 June 2016, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 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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