We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
410 of its 480 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Salalah accounted for 399 of Oman's 410 stories about harm, carried by 429 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (39 stories). Typhoon was named in 158 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with landslides.
162 of its 341 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 49 of Caracas' 72 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (117 stories). Power cuts were named in 36 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
1,173 of its 1,712 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Jerusalem accounted for 541 of Israel's 1,173 stories about harm, carried by 232 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (171 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
29 of its 87 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
80 of its 96 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Buganda accounted for 65 of Burundi's 80 stories about harm, carried by 72 outlets. 65 of Buganda's 65 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
70 of its 82 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. 10 of Niamey's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
The Congo River accounted for 99 of Congo's 213 stories about harm, carried by 113 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (28 stories). Malaria was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hiv and meningitis. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
314 of its 358 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (256 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
35 of its 79 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 15 of Algiers' 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (13 stories).
68 of its 233 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 21 of Buenos Aires' 32 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: nipah virus in India (265 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); ebola in Switzerland (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); wildfires in Mexico (31 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); malaria in Congo (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Australia (46 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 42,503 stories about harm among 203,316 counted on 25 May.
Oman's news was 85% about people being harmed, against a usual 24%. of the day's 203,316 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Oman for the third day running. Mentions of the typhoon ran about 6 times their usual in Oman's news. On 25 May 2017, a year earlier, the share was 22 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 harsher 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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