We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
174 of its 310 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Beirut accounted for 123 of Lebanon's 174 stories about harm, carried by 124 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (132 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
199 of its 236 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (50 stories). Hunger was named in 29 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
439 of its 725 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. 155 of Gaza's 232 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (238 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
1,037 of its 3,503 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (799 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
483 of its 620 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Idlib accounted for 221 of Syria's 483 stories about harm, carried by 231 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (111 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
Jerusalem accounted for 1,011 of Israel's 1,281 stories about harm, carried by 625 outlets. 880 of Jerusalem's 1,011 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 8 times the usual rate (549 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
164 of its 579 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Drought was named in 111 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
175 of its 613 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (48 stories). Wildfires were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
48 of its 89 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Tirana accounted for 46 of Albania's 48 stories about harm, carried by 17 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories).
171 of its 946 stories (18%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. 62 of Sentosa Island's 95 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (76 stories).
Also named far more than usual: drought in Argentina (111 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Romania (32 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Mexico (62 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); outbreaks in Italy (52 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); oil spill in Venezuela (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 40,549 stories about harm among 197,811 counted on 8 Jun.
Argentina's news mentioned the drought more than ten times as often as usual. 20 in every 100 of the day's 197,811 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. Refugees were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Israel and the US. Lebanon stood out: 56% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 32%. On 8 June 2017, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 20 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 20 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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