We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
35 of its 38 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Antananarivo accounted for 32 of Madagascar's 35 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
277 of its 515 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Amman accounted for 194 of Jordan's 277 stories about harm, carried by 186 outlets. 189 of Amman's 194 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
413 of its 915 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Tuberculosis was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
105 of its 296 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (56 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
289 of its 417 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Pulwama accounted for 171 of Kashmir's 289 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
Caracas accounted for 1,192 of Venezuela's 1,495 stories about harm, carried by 805 outlets. 899 of Caracas' 1,192 stories were about protests or strikes. Flooding was named in 56 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
Sanaa accounted for 59 of Yemen's 81 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. Meningitis was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
57 of its 115 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. HIV was named in 52 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
743 of its 955 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
124 of its 226 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: landslides in Brazil (88 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Puerto Rico (52 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Japan (104 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in New Zealand (81 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Thailand (34 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 Aug. 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 42,096 stories about harm among 207,844 counted on 1 Aug.
It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 13 June 2017. of the day's 207,844 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. Madagascar stood out: 92% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 22%. Mentions of landslides ran more than ten times their usual in Brazil's news. A year earlier, on 1 August 2016, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. Over July, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 23 in July 2016.
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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