We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
341 of its 557 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Yerevan accounted for 314 of Armenia's 341 stories about harm, carried by 166 outlets. 293 of Yerevan's 314 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 10 times the usual rate (150 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
148 of its 193 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Yambio accounted for 124 of South Sudan's 148 stories about harm, carried by 145 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (117 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
127 of its 173 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
170 of its 277 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Keflavik accounted for 154 of Iceland's 170 stories about harm, carried by 157 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (152 stories).
174 of its 269 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Bird flu was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flu. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Damascus accounted for 1,024 of Syria's 1,492 stories about harm, carried by 765 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (117 stories). Earthquake was named in 103 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with food poisoning. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
30 of its 45 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.
414 of its 679 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (173 stories). Storms were named in 192 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
81 of its 167 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (61 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.
45 of its 56 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Tongo Tongo accounted for 34 of Niger's 45 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (36 stories).
Also named far more than usual: storms in Puerto Rico (192 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Malaysia (93 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Tanzania (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Morocco (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Kenya (20 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 Apr. 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 49,146 stories about harm among 233,891 counted on 18 Apr.
Puerto Rico's news mentioned storms more than ten times as often as usual. 21 in every 100 of the day's 233,891 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Armenia. Armenia stood out: 61% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 26%. A year earlier, on 18 April 2017, 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 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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