We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
2,174 of its 2,269 stories (96%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Guatemala City accounted for 1,841 of Guatemala's 2,174 stories about harm, carried by 1,530 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,275 stories). Avalanche was named in 360 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
80 of its 117 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Tirana accounted for 74 of Albania's 80 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
266 of its 774 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 184 of Amman's 220 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (92 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
65 of its 148 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (58 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
139 of its 178 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (32 stories). Storms were 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.
125 of its 144 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 79%. Managua accounted for 105 of Nicaragua's 125 stories about harm, carried by 100 outlets. 69 of Managua's 105 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
267 of its 548 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 173 of Riyadh's 189 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (216 stories).
591 of its 740 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Kabul accounted for 525 of Afghanistan's 591 stories about harm, carried by 434 outlets. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
176 of its 214 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Mogadishu accounted for 118 of Somalia's 176 stories about harm, carried by 124 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
33 of its 46 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (26 stories). Hunger was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
Also named far more than usual: hunger in South Sudan (22 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); poisoning in North Korea (32 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Chile (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); helicopter crash in Vietnam (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Indonesia (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 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 39,789 stories about harm among 187,565 counted on 4 Jun.
In Guatemala, 96% of the news was about people being harmed, where 35% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 187,565 stories, as usual. Evacuations were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Guatemala and the US. In South Sudan's news, mentions of the hunger ran about 4 times their usual. On 4 June 2017, a year earlier, the share was 32 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 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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