We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
185 of its 223 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Tripoli accounted for 108 of Libya's 185 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (74 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
59 of its 169 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 29 of Yerevan's 32 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (5 stories). Heatwave was named in 30 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
101 of its 193 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
359 of its 1,557 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with drought.
125 of its 293 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Brussels accounted for 116 of Belgium's 125 stories about harm, carried by 108 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (98 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
30 of its 40 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 3 of Las Delicias' 3 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (25 stories).
362 of its 853 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (108 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
35 of its 79 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
75 of its 282 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Caracas accounted for 230 of Venezuela's 289 stories about harm, carried by 218 outlets. 195 of Caracas' 230 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (29 stories).
Also named far more than usual: rabies in Malaysia (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Japan (57 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Algeria (10 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); landslides in India (105 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); poisoning in Germany (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 32,945 stories about harm among 162,111 counted on 5 Jul.
Mentions of the heatwave ran more than ten times their usual in Armenia's news. In Libya, 83% of the news was about people being harmed, where 55% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 162,111 stories, below the usual 22. A year earlier, on 5 July 2016, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 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 20 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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