We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
123 of its 135 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Srebrenica accounted for 120 of Bosnia's 123 stories about harm, carried by 131 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (120 stories). Its coverage was about 6 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
380 of its 562 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. 75 of Islamabad's 134 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
642 of its 1,287 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Kiev accounted for 534 of Ukraine's 642 stories about harm, carried by 378 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (219 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
191 of its 387 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (135 stories). Hunger was named in 55 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
72 of its 150 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Port Moresby accounted for 61 of Papua New Guinea's 72 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. 54 of Port Moresby's 61 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (51 stories).
360 of its 571 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Mesetas accounted for 233 of Colombia's 360 stories about harm, carried by 204 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 9 times the usual rate (142 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
133 of its 245 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (85 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
126 of its 137 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Seguedine accounted for 55 of Niger's 126 stories about harm, carried by 72 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
154 of its 596 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (88 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
212 of its 1,012 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (30 stories). Natural hazards were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
Also named far more than usual: hunger in South Korea (52 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Rwanda (20 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); bird flu in Namibia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); bird flu in South Africa (49 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plague in New Zealand (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 39,791 stories about harm among 186,743 counted on 27 Jun.
People falling ill were reported at about 6 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 186,743 stories, below the usual 23. Mentions of the hunger ran more than ten times their usual in South Korea's news. In Bosnia, 91% of the news was about people being harmed, where 35% is usual. On 27 June 2016, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 21 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 21 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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