We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
294 of its 305 stories (96%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Sevare accounted for 151 of Mali's 294 stories about harm, carried by 154 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (96 stories). Poisoning was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
294 of its 518 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Dhaka accounted for 201 of Bangladesh's 294 stories about harm, carried by 128 outlets. 105 of Dhaka's 201 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (87 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
117 of its 225 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (100 stories). Heavy rain was named in 92 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
1,697 of its 5,137 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories). Landslides were named in 182 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with earthquake. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
601 of its 750 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Jalalabad accounted for 286 of Afghanistan's 601 stories about harm, carried by 212 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Illness was named in 215 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
258 of its 737 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 64 of Tehran's 124 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (81 stories). Drought was named in 93 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with poisoning. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
153 of its 209 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Kirkuk accounted for 91 of Iraq's 153 stories about harm, carried by 66 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (93 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
370 of its 978 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Avalanche was named in 32 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
255 of its 821 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (135 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
496 of its 1,835 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (148 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: illness in Afghanistan (215 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Iran (93 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Cuba (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Brazil (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Ireland (23 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 Jul. 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 22,709 stories about harm among 97,743 counted on 1 Jul.
On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 97,743 stories, above the usual 20. Mentions of heavy rain ran more than ten times their usual in Romania's news. People injured were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and India. the news turned to Mali for the second day running. Over June, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 23 in June 2017.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Countries with at least 50 stories that day.
Stories, not people.
The day's biggest events: attacks, accidents and disasters, people displaced, protests, outbreaks. Bigger dot: more stories. Ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported it and how clearly it was about one thing, the same way for every place and year; the news data does not say who attacked whom, so both sides of a war appear where the news put them. Click a dot for its 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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