We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
1,482 of its 2,902 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Osaka accounted for 1,238 of Japan's 1,482 stories about harm, carried by 1,448 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,055 stories). Tsunami was named in 677 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with power cuts, landslides and hurricane. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
79 of its 145 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 64 of Banjul's 72 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (67 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
482 of its 776 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Bogota accounted for 430 of Colombia's 482 stories about harm, carried by 605 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (300 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.
149 of its 209 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Phnom Penh accounted for 122 of Cambodia's 149 stories about harm, carried by 115 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (69 stories).
19 of its 33 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (19 stories). Accidents were named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
126 of its 388 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 37 of Ho Chi Minh City's 42 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (64 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
153 of its 257 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. 117 of Skopje's 120 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (96 stories).
174 of its 257 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
184 of its 562 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (135 stories). Tsunami was named in 101 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
34 of its 94 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: tsunami in North Korea (101 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Madagascar (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in United Arab Emirates (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Saudi Arabia (30 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Nicaragua (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 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 39,923 stories about harm among 185,488 counted on 18 Jun.
Japan's news was 51% about people being harmed, against a usual 13%. of the day's 185,488 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 20. Japan's news mentioned the tsunami about 10 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 18 June 2017, 26 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 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 22 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 harsher 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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