We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
80 of its 93 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Conakry accounted for 71 of Guinea's 80 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (32 stories). Landslides were named in 43 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
162 of its 241 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Casablanca accounted for 106 of Morocco's 162 stories about harm, carried by 103 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
131 of its 267 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 78 of Luanda's 106 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (72 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
42 of its 156 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories). Illness was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
1,017 of its 1,745 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Ischia accounted for 843 of Italy's 1,017 stories about harm, carried by 785 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (637 stories). Earthquake was named in 867 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with wildfires, volcanic eruption and building collapse. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
48 of its 101 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Storms were named in 42 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
44 of its 53 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Algiers accounted for 43 of Algeria's 44 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. 36 of Algiers' 43 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (38 stories).
1,499 of its 2,410 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Barcelona accounted for 1,325 of Spain's 1,499 stories about harm, carried by 827 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (939 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
38 of its 126 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Road crashes were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with respiratory illness. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
108 of its 296 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 48 of Mong Kok's 70 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Typhoon was named in 51 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tropical storm, cyclone and storms.
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Italy (867 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Croatia (42 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); typhoon in Hong Kong (51 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Chile (25 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); road crashes in Malta (14 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 43,667 stories about harm among 192,734 counted on 22 Aug.
Guinea's news was 86% about people being harmed, against a usual 15%. of the day's 192,734 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. On 22 August 2016, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 23 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 23 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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