We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
224 of its 318 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Kulgam accounted for 128 of Kashmir's 224 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets. 83 of Kulgam's 128 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
796 of its 1,367 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (368 stories). Flooding was named in 424 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.
403 of its 469 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Mogadishu accounted for 336 of Somalia's 403 stories about harm, carried by 335 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (160 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
358 of its 1,607 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (286 stories). HIV was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
145 of its 339 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 31 of Port-au-Prince's 36 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (120 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
436 of its 542 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Quneitra accounted for 239 of Syria's 436 stories about harm, carried by 294 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
52 of its 139 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 33 of Bogota's 35 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
205 of its 234 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Flooding was named in 122 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.
329 of its 687 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 31 of Madrid's 39 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (252 stories).
128 of its 346 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. 106 of Seoul's 119 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: flooding in Puerto Rico (122 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Zimbabwe (58 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); natural hazards in China (84 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Albania (13 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); avalanche in Pakistan (59 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 26,576 stories about harm among 113,257 counted on 7 Jul.
Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Japan. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 113,257 stories, above the usual 21. Mentions of flooding ran more than ten times their usual in Japan's news. On the side of help, reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. the news turned to Kashmir for the second day running.
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 23 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 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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