We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
140 of its 159 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Quito accounted for 103 of Ecuador's 140 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (137 stories). Tsunami was named in 29 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
258 of its 436 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Dhaka accounted for 193 of Bangladesh's 258 stories about harm, carried by 111 outlets. 108 of Dhaka's 193 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (119 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
153 of its 172 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 79%. Sanaa accounted for 111 of Yemen's 153 stories about harm, carried by 169 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
175 of its 281 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (48 stories). Landslides were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
113 of Jenin's 162 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (115 stories). Power cuts were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
290 of its 361 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (244 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
709 of its 1,263 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (156 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
258 of its 699 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (218 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
251 of its 966 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (60 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
800 of its 2,610 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 520 of Beijing's 599 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (86 stories).
Also named far more than usual: ebola in Congo (78 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Ethiopia (21 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); drought in Somalia (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cholera in Saudi Arabia (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); rabies in Malaysia (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 Jul. 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 26,889 stories about harm among 117,029 counted on 1 Jul.
Ecuador stood out: 88% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 21%. 23 in every 100 of the day's 117,029 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Congo's news, mentions of Ebola ran more than ten times their usual. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Bangladesh. On 1 July 2016, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 23 today. Over June, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 in June 2016.
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 23 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 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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