We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
832 of its 998 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Addis Ababa accounted for 467 of Ethiopia's 832 stories about harm, carried by 292 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (524 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
40 of its 52 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Almaty accounted for 35 of Kazakhstan's 40 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. 35 of Almaty's 35 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (40 stories).
76 of its 97 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Tripoli accounted for 57 of Libya's 76 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (64 stories). Drownings were named in 47 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
167 of its 203 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Phnom Penh accounted for 132 of Cambodia's 167 stories about harm, carried by 135 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (55 stories).
263 of its 822 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 59 of Madrid's 85 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (106 stories). Flu was named in 37 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
399 of its 507 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (62 stories). Natural hazards were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
Managua accounted for 52 of Nicaragua's 62 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. 49 of Managua's 52 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
73 of its 104 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Diphtheria was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with malaria, measles and respiratory illness.
246 of its 1,057 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (159 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
19 of its 33 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 9 of Faraba Banta's 15 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories).
Also named far more than usual: polio in Togo (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Guyana (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); diphtheria in Venezuela (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Israel (77 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); heatwave in Ireland (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 25,657 stories about harm among 115,256 counted on 23 Jun.
Libya's news mentioned drownings more than ten times as often as usual. Ethiopia's news was 83% about people being harmed, against a usual 41%. of the day's 115,256 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 20. On 23 June 2017, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, the same as 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 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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