We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
62 of its 96 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 8 of Conakry's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Malaria was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with haemorrhagic fever.
75 of its 147 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
616 of its 690 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. the Congo River accounted for 248 of Congo's 616 stories about harm, carried by 234 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (218 stories).
82 of its 163 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Flooding was named in 50 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain.
254 of its 659 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 175 of Caracas' 197 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (91 stories). Flooding was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.
Jerusalem accounted for 1,638 of Israel's 2,211 stories about harm, carried by 709 outlets. 1,202 of Jerusalem's 1,638 stories were about protests or strikes. Earthquake was named in 60 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with wildfires, heatwave and hurricane. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Bujumbura accounted for 105 of Burundi's 148 stories about harm, carried by 184 outlets. 58 of Bujumbura's 105 stories were about protests or strikes. Drownings were named in 86 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
35 of its 80 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 3 of Tashkent's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).
66 of its 72 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 78%. Alindao accounted for 43 of the Central African Republic's 66 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.
135 of its 364 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Road crashes were named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Also named far more than usual: drownings in Burundi (86 of its stories, about three times its usual); drownings in France (63 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Poland (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Sri Lanka (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Canada (124 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 46,454 stories about harm among 224,370 counted on 17 May.
In Guinea, 65% of the news was about people being harmed, where 21% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 224,370 stories, as usual. Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. In Burundi's news, mentions of drownings ran about three times their usual. On 17 May 2017, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, 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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