We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
54 of its 75 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Abidjan accounted for 54 of Côte d’Ivoire's 54 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
158 of its 505 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Food poisoning was named in 71 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
193 of its 218 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 82%. Managua accounted for 160 of Nicaragua's 193 stories about harm, carried by 135 outlets. 114 of Managua's 160 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
27 of its 32 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (26 stories). Ebola was named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
288 of its 455 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (250 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 163 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with storms. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
79 of its 119 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Mopti accounted for 72 of Mali's 79 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (74 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
43 of Manbij's 85 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (220 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
85 of its 102 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Quito accounted for 80 of Ecuador's 85 stories about harm, carried by 85 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories).
204 of its 248 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Tripoli accounted for 151 of Libya's 204 stories about harm, carried by 152 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (135 stories).
241 of its 335 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Indonesia (163 of its stories, about three times its usual); drought in Burkina Faso (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Armenia (38 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); landslides in Japan (69 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); road crashes in Cambodia (11 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 42,227 stories about harm among 202,395 counted on 19 Jun.
In Côte d’Ivoire, 72% of the news was about people being harmed, where 14% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 202,395 stories, as usual. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Syria. In Indonesia's news, mentions of volcanic eruption ran about three times their usual. A year earlier, on 19 June 2017, 25 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 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 21 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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