We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
156 of its 417 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (118 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
22 of its 36 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 7%. 17 of Dakar's 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
77 of its 112 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Tblisi accounted for 69 of Georgia's 77 stories about harm, carried by 66 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).
137 of its 241 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Simikot accounted for 90 of Nepal's 137 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (64 stories).
71 of its 286 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 69 of Skopje's 71 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (62 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about 5 times its own usual.
657 of its 3,264 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (69 stories). Overdoses were named in 32 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
262 of its 298 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 81%. Managua accounted for 217 of Nicaragua's 262 stories about harm, carried by 169 outlets. 180 of Managua's 217 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
67 of its 101 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. 6 of Quito's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
188 of its 630 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (133 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
181 of its 294 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Caracas accounted for 112 of Venezuela's 181 stories about harm, carried by 118 outlets. Rubella was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Bermuda (25 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); drought in Ireland (51 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); measles in Brazil (23 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); tsunami in Indonesia (18 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drought in Germany (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 41,144 stories about harm among 192,991 counted on 5 Jul.
Norway stood out: 37% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 11%. 21 in every 100 of the day's 192,991 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Nepal. Bermuda's news mentioned the hurricane about 7 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 5 July 2017, 20 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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