We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
124 of its 135 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Bamako accounted for 111 of Mali's 124 stories about harm, carried by 122 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
140 of its 198 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (8 stories). Storm surge was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
1,136 of its 1,675 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Jerusalem accounted for 553 of Israel's 1,136 stories about harm, carried by 383 outlets. 384 of Jerusalem's 553 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
115 of its 164 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Addis Ababa accounted for 91 of Ethiopia's 115 stories about harm, carried by 80 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (85 stories).
203 of its 649 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (130 stories). Road crashes were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
134 of its 161 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (84 stories). Power cuts were named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about 5 times as angry as the world's.
69 of its 88 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Mogadishu accounted for 45 of Somalia's 69 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
132 of its 190 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (99 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
48 of its 127 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 34 of Buenos Aires' 44 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
177 of its 423 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 95 of Cairo's 147 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: poisoning in Guyana (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Denmark (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Cuba (31 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Austria (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Switzerland (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 Jun. 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 25,823 stories about harm among 122,866 counted on 2 Jun.
Guyana's news mentioned poisoning more than ten times as often as usual. 21 in every 100 of the day's 122,866 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On the side of help, reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Mali stood out: 92% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 46%. On 2 June 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.
The day's biggest events: attacks, accidents and disasters, people displaced, protests, outbreaks. Bigger dot: more stories. Ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported it and how clearly it was about one thing, the same way for every place and year; the news data does not say who attacked whom, so both sides of a war appear where the news put them. Click a dot for its 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 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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