We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
608 of its 710 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Raqqa accounted for 333 of Syria's 608 stories about harm, carried by 302 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Polio was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Caracas accounted for 452 of Venezuela's 560 stories about harm, carried by 364 outlets. 421 of Caracas' 452 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
231 of its 320 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Tripoli accounted for 131 of Libya's 231 stories about harm, carried by 117 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (37 stories).
108 of its 257 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Cholera was named in 35 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.
74 of its 113 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (67 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 35 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
134 of Multan's 254 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (306 stories). Polio was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
78 of its 218 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 59 of Buenos Aires' 65 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (70 stories).
1,900 of its 2,935 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Jerusalem accounted for 1,709 of Israel's 1,900 stories about harm, carried by 737 outlets. 1,134 of Jerusalem's 1,709 stories were about protests or strikes.
Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (47 stories). Natural hazards were named in 24 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.
112 of its 244 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (78 stories).
Also named far more than usual: poisoning in Malaysia (105 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); helicopter crash in Mali (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Myanmar (23 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); tropical storm in Philippines (160 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Denmark (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 41,129 stories about harm among 201,726 counted on 27 Jul.
In Malaysia's news, mentions of poisoning ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 201,726 stories, below the usual 22. Syria's news was 86% about people being harmed, against a usual 70%. A year earlier, on 27 July 2016, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as 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 much 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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