We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
189 of its 299 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Gaborone accounted for 129 of Botswana's 189 stories about harm, carried by 121 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories). Drownings were named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
601 of its 984 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (266 stories). Accidents were named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
302 of its 503 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Kampala accounted for 207 of Uganda's 302 stories about harm, carried by 159 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (253 stories). Hunger was named in 98 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.
138 of its 266 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (66 stories). Train derailment was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
262 of its 383 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Caracas accounted for 221 of Venezuela's 262 stories about harm, carried by 174 outlets. 207 of Caracas' 221 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
1,267 of its 1,970 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (847 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
53 of its 76 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Tiwanaku accounted for 49 of Bolivia's 53 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. 47 of Tiwanaku's 49 stories were about protests or strikes.
181 of its 281 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
51 of its 111 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (44 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
1,176 of its 1,913 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Doha accounted for 968 of Qatar's 1,176 stories about harm, carried by 618 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: cholera in Kenya (92 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Vietnam (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Mali (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Portugal (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); respiratory illness in Switzerland (11 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 45,517 stories about harm among 211,129 counted on 23 Jun.
Botswana's news was 63% about people being harmed, against a usual 17%. of the day's 211,129 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 23. Uganda's news mentioned the hunger about 8 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 23 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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