We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
130 of its 175 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Georgetown accounted for 103 of Guyana's 130 stories about harm, carried by 88 outlets. 74 of Georgetown's 103 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
184 of its 285 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Lima accounted for 163 of Peru's 184 stories about harm, carried by 147 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (159 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
65 of its 110 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Alajuela accounted for 55 of Costa Rica's 65 stories about harm, carried by 110 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
92 of its 95 stories (97%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Kayanza accounted for 88 of Burundi's 92 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (81 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
36 of its 58 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 26 of Dakar's 34 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
1,427 of its 1,718 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. the Tigris River accounted for 563 of Iraq's 1,427 stories about harm, carried by 493 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
113 of its 277 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
14 of its 22 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
12 of Yerevan's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (24 stories). Drownings were named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Caracas accounted for 131 of Venezuela's 153 stories about harm, carried by 112 outlets. 109 of Caracas' 131 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: poisoning in Kenya (182 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in North Korea (47 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Romania (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Lesotho (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drownings in Armenia (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 36,208 stories about harm among 169,320 counted on 10 Jul.
Guyana stood out: 74% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 20%. 21 in every 100 of the day's 169,320 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. In Kenya's news, mentions of poisoning ran more than ten times their usual. On 10 July 2016, a year earlier, the share was 26 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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