We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
101 of its 165 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 56 of Manama's 57 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
1,211 of its 1,287 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. el Rodeo accounted for 991 of Guatemala's 1,211 stories about harm, carried by 1,140 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
182 of its 191 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Diffa accounted for 146 of Niger's 182 stories about harm, carried by 131 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
255 of its 483 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (121 stories). Outbreaks were named in 104 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
172 of its 213 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Sfax accounted for 97 of Tunisia's 172 stories about harm, carried by 227 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
261 of its 353 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (27 stories). Outbreaks were named in 29 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
105 of its 352 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (52 stories). Wildfires were named in 51 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
86 of Beijing's 156 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (84 stories). Road crashes were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with flu. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Masaya accounted for 51 of Nicaragua's 77 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets. 47 of Masaya's 51 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
63 of its 89 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: tuberculosis in Guyana (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Sweden (51 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); helicopter crash in Vietnam (32 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Jamaica (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); outbreaks in Puerto Rico (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 40,116 stories about harm among 215,191 counted on 5 Jun.
The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 10 November 2016. 19 in every 100 of the day's 215,191 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. In Bahrain, 61% of the news was about people being harmed, where 20% is usual. Guyana's news mentioned tuberculosis more than ten times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 5 June 2017, 25 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 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 19 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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