We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
25 of its 30 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Srebrenica accounted for 25 of Bosnia's 25 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
231 of its 260 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 83%. Pacaya accounted for 115 of Guatemala's 231 stories about harm, carried by 146 outlets. Avalanche was named in 113 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
214 of its 569 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 66 of Hanoi's 127 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
89 of its 153 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
131 of its 201 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Darfur accounted for 113 of Sudan's 131 stories about harm, carried by 124 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (111 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
721 of its 1,787 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people affected ran at about 10 times the usual rate (562 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
322 of its 511 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Malaria was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with chikungunya, dengue and hepatitis. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
115 of its 169 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Drought was named in 35 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
11 of its 17 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Power cuts were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
177 of its 326 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (60 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Mexico (138 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drought in Mali (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in New Zealand (59 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Paraguay (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); road crashes in Armenia (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 39,671 stories about harm among 222,119 counted on 12 Jun.
Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate. In Bosnia, 83% of the news was about people being harmed, where 36% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 222,119 stories, below the usual 21. A year earlier, on 12 June 2017, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 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 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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