We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
150 of its 165 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 80%. Sanaa accounted for 91 of Yemen's 150 stories about harm, carried by 110 outlets. 74 of Sanaa's 91 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (80 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
1,001 of its 1,223 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Caracas accounted for 529 of Venezuela's 1,001 stories about harm, carried by 502 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (384 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
291 of its 548 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (79 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
29 of its 39 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
40 of its 46 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Paramaribo accounted for 39 of Suriname's 40 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. 28 of Paramaribo's 39 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (39 stories).
174 of its 226 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. 64 of Darfur's 95 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (84 stories). Road crashes were named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
312 of its 568 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Ramallah accounted for 254 of Palestine's 312 stories about harm, carried by 14 outlets. 136 of Ramallah's 254 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (122 stories).
98 of its 137 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. 35 of Taang's 64 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (88 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
128 of its 523 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 90 of Athens' 113 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Heatwave was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
421 of its 690 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: accidents in Ukraine (226 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Latvia (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Italy (51 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Netherlands (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Somalia (15 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 43,109 stories about harm among 199,595 counted on 28 Jun.
Reports of vaccination, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. 22 in every 100 of the day's 199,595 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 23. In Latvia's news, mentions of wildfires ran more than ten times their usual. Evacuations were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and China. A year earlier, on 28 June 2016, 20 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 softer 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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