We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
957 of its 5,894 stories (16%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. 436 of Beijing's 599 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 89 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
180 of its 413 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Taipei accounted for 149 of Taiwan's 180 stories about harm, carried by 113 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (31 stories). Storms were named in 40 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with power cuts.
132 of its 230 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (97 stories). Its coverage was about 6 times as fearful as the world's.
18 of its 33 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (14 stories). Measles was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with rubella.
95 of its 220 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 6 of Baku's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (78 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
27 of its 42 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
901 of its 2,273 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (644 stories). Heatstroke was named in 120 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
13 of its 23 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
103 of its 127 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
597 of its 1,668 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (232 stories). Plane crash was named in 122 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Also named far more than usual: drownings in Sudan (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in South Korea (50 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in South Africa (122 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Zimbabwe (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatstroke in Japan (120 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 39,837 stories about harm among 209,133 counted on 10 Jul.
In Sudan's news, mentions of drownings ran more than ten times their usual. China stood out: 16% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 10%. On 10 July 2017, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 19 today. of the day's 209,133 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 21.
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 19 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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