We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
109 of its 187 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Karongi accounted for 81 of Rwanda's 109 stories about harm, carried by 98 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (71 stories). Heavy rain was named in 90 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
79 of its 97 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Bujumbura accounted for 63 of Burundi's 79 stories about harm, carried by 76 outlets. 51 of Bujumbura's 63 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (56 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
204 of its 250 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (167 stories). Haemorrhagic fever was named in 98 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
302 of its 674 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Pyongyang accounted for 230 of North Korea's 302 stories about harm, carried by 301 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (238 stories). Hunger was named in 34 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with drought.
146 of its 329 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (47 stories). Poisoning was named in 79 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
213 of its 266 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (87 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
59 of its 133 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Wildfires were named in 32 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
456 of its 1,801 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
386 of its 538 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Damascus accounted for 244 of Syria's 386 stories about harm, carried by 407 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
231 of its 655 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (38 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: poisoning in Ukraine (79 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Tanzania (32 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in Armenia (46 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); heavy rain in Jamaica (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Uganda (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 May. 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 42,275 stories about harm among 207,152 counted on 8 May.
Of the day's 207,152 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. On 8 May 2017, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, 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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