We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
347 of its 773 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Tehran accounted for 318 of Iran's 347 stories about harm, carried by 330 outlets. 301 of Tehran's 318 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (250 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
81 of its 92 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Conakry accounted for 80 of Guinea's 81 stories about harm, carried by 101 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (80 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
1,035 of its 2,473 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (137 stories). Cyclone was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
169 of its 459 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (128 stories). Heavy rain was named in 88 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with typhoon. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
291 of its 431 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (233 stories). Train derailment was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
161 of its 211 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Khartoum accounted for 139 of Sudan's 161 stories about harm, carried by 138 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (135 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
184 of its 337 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (105 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
335 of its 596 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (169 stories). Accidents were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
146 of its 183 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Reports of abductions ran at about 8 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
157 of its 478 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (65 stories). Earthquake was named in 85 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Also named far more than usual: hunger in South Sudan (54 of its stories, about three times its usual); tuberculosis in Niger (148 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Greece (85 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Brazil (30 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Ireland (39 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 39,744 stories about harm among 182,128 counted on 25 Jun.
In South Sudan's news, mentions of the hunger ran about three times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 182,128 stories, above the usual 20. Iran's news was 45% about people being harmed, against a usual 24%. On 25 June 2017, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, 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 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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