We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
98 of its 136 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 36 of Phnom Penh's 47 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
167 of its 442 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Ericeira accounted for 156 of Portugal's 167 stories about harm, carried by 170 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (154 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
93 of its 127 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Juba accounted for 64 of South Sudan's 93 stories about harm, carried by 76 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (63 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
52 of its 79 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Hunger was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with drought. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
657 of its 1,078 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Gaza accounted for 297 of Palestine's 657 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. 164 of Gaza's 297 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (65 stories).
217 of its 383 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (113 stories). Tsunami was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
205 of its 370 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Baghdad accounted for 160 of Iraq's 205 stories about harm, carried by 147 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (78 stories).
57 of Buenos Aires' 65 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
95 of Seoul's 176 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (93 stories). Hunger was named in 96 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with earthquake.
Hodeida accounted for 606 of Yemen's 826 stories about harm, carried by 514 outlets. Outbreaks were named in 192 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with drownings. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: drownings in Puerto Rico (77 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in South Korea (96 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); outbreaks in Yemen (192 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); avalanche in Chile (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in North Korea (93 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 39,808 stories about harm among 220,280 counted on 13 Jun.
In Puerto Rico's news, mentions of drownings ran more than ten times their usual. Cambodia stood out: 72% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 37%. 18 in every 100 of the day's 220,280 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. On 13 June 2017, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, 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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