We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
461 of its 737 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Dieng Plateau accounted for 294 of Indonesia's 461 stories about harm, carried by 329 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (26 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 330 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with helicopter crash.
101 of its 110 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Diffa accounted for 58 of Niger's 101 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (89 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about 4 times its own usual.
562 of its 1,353 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (193 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 133 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
49 of its 163 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
810 of its 967 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Anbar accounted for 380 of Iraq's 810 stories about harm, carried by 386 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (313 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
741 of its 2,814 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (334 stories). Avalanche was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tornadoes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
15 of its 18 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Bird flu was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flu.
47 of its 188 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (43 stories). Wildfires were named in 40 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
162 of its 247 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
59 of its 76 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (12 stories). Ebola was named in 30 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Cyprus (40 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Congo (30 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); bird flu in Togo (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Israel (127 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Panama (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 33,985 stories about harm among 158,219 counted on 3 Jul.
Abductions were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Niger. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 158,219 stories, below the usual 23. Indonesia's news was 63% about people being harmed, against a usual 34%. A year earlier, on 3 July 2016, 25 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, 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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