We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
137 of its 165 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Cabo Delgado accounted for 77 of Mozambique's 137 stories about harm, carried by 93 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
1,092 of its 2,638 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (126 stories). Hypothermia was named in 348 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
178 of its 491 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 43 of Binh Thuan's 45 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (95 stories).
21 of its 40 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 6%. Malaria was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
523 of its 617 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Idlib accounted for 357 of Syria's 523 stories about harm, carried by 268 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (159 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
456 of its 643 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Kabul accounted for 265 of Afghanistan's 456 stories about harm, carried by 171 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
114 of its 374 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 94 of Mong Kok's 100 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (70 stories).
96 of its 105 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Bambari accounted for 87 of the Central African Republic's 96 stories about harm, carried by 97 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.
165 of its 454 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
38 of its 172 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (30 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Mexico (174 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); cholera in Yemen (98 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); polio in Venezuela (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Bulgaria (13 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); power cuts in New Zealand (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 36,926 stories about harm among 208,906 counted on 11 Jun.
Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 208,906 stories, below the usual 21. On 11 June 2017, a year earlier, the share was 24 in every 100, against 18 today. In Mozambique, 83% of the news was about people being harmed, where 49% is usual.
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 18 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 much softer 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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