We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
1,620 of its 5,128 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 584 of Beijing's 792 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (577 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 163 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hunger. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
89 of its 128 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Rutsiro accounted for 52 of Rwanda's 89 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (68 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
150 of its 163 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Srebrenica accounted for 148 of Bosnia's 150 stories about harm, carried by 131 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
327 of its 917 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (118 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 30 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
91 of its 211 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Buenos Aires accounted for 71 of Argentina's 91 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. 61 of Buenos Aires' 71 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (61 stories).
203 of its 278 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (179 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
52 of its 81 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Vilnius accounted for 52 of Lithuania's 52 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (51 stories).
129 of its 174 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (81 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
33 of its 81 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
1,156 of its 4,225 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (166 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: heatwave in Albania (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); rabies in Malaysia (32 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); malaria in Gambia (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); snowstorms in New Zealand (33 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in Kashmir (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 41,122 stories about harm among 196,166 counted on 13 Jul.
Albania's news mentioned the heatwave more than ten times as often as usual. 21 in every 100 of the day's 196,166 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. In China, 32% of the news was about people being harmed, where 19% is usual. A year earlier, on 13 July 2016, 20 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 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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