We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
189 of its 261 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Baghdad accounted for 154 of Iraq's 189 stories about harm, carried by 149 outlets. 106 of Baghdad's 154 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
94 of its 106 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. la Paz accounted for 88 of Bolivia's 94 stories about harm, carried by 109 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (93 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
111 of its 118 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Menaka accounted for 99 of Mali's 111 stories about harm, carried by 131 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (108 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
271 of its 758 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of refugees ran at about 8 times the usual rate (204 stories). Outbreaks were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
117 of its 129 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Managua accounted for 105 of Nicaragua's 117 stories about harm, carried by 245 outlets. 96 of Managua's 105 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
70 of its 135 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (47 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
27 of its 36 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (24 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
470 of its 983 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (104 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
24 of its 33 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (22 stories). Road crashes were named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with poisoning.
121 of its 154 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (100 stories). Plane crash was named in 37 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Also named far more than usual: road crashes in Réunion (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Netherlands (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Libya (37 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in New Zealand (35 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Poland (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 20,791 stories about harm among 99,984 counted on 29 Apr.
In Réunion's news, mentions of road crashes ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 99,984 stories, as usual. Refugees were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Mexico and the US. In Iraq, 72% of the news was about people being harmed, where 51% is usual. On 29 April 2017, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 21 today. This week the news turned most often to Nicaragua, on 4 of 7 days.
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 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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