We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
65 of its 92 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Yangon accounted for 54 of Myanmar's 65 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. 35 of Yangon's 54 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (52 stories).
429 of its 761 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (71 stories). HIV was named in 179 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with train derailment. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
497 of its 616 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Jalalabad accounted for 363 of Afghanistan's 497 stories about harm, carried by 301 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
202 of its 338 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Nassau accounted for 169 of the Bahamas' 202 stories about harm, carried by 252 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (173 stories).
177 of its 270 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Valletta accounted for 148 of Malta's 177 stories about harm, carried by 126 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (101 stories).
98 of its 203 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (31 stories). Landslides were named in 23 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
467 of its 1,162 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (249 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
38 of its 106 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Flu was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
399 of its 694 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (144 stories). Plane crash was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
16 of its 50 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. 5 of Minsk's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).
Also named far more than usual: power cuts in Puerto Rico (42 of its stories, about three times its usual); typhoon in South Korea (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Malawi (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Nepal (23 of its stories, about three times its usual); flu in Namibia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 37,554 stories about harm among 181,723 counted on 2 Jul.
Puerto Rico's news mentioned power cuts about three times as often as usual. 21 in every 100 of the day's 181,723 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On 2 July 2017, a year earlier, the share was 24 in every 100, against 21 today. Myanmar stood out: 71% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 47%.
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 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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