We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
173 of its 318 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Tachira accounted for 95 of Colombia's 173 stories about harm, carried by 142 outlets. 92 of Tachira's 95 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (95 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.
354 of its 663 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Cairo accounted for 295 of Egypt's 354 stories about harm, carried by 263 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (262 stories). Train derailment was named in 146 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
477 of its 891 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (389 stories). Poisoning was named in 197 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
185 of its 250 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (156 stories). Poisoning was named in 34 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
127 of its 283 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Santiago accounted for 106 of Chile's 127 stories about harm, carried by 131 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
72 of its 186 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (18 stories). Tsunami was named in 46 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with earthquake. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
806 of its 5,083 stories (16%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (244 stories). Accidents were named in 29 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
Managua accounted for 57 of Nicaragua's 86 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets. 56 of Managua's 57 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
1,752 of its 2,768 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Lahore accounted for 750 of Pakistan's 1,752 stories about harm, carried by 479 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (812 stories).
214 of its 287 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Wildfires were named in 107 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami.
Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Puerto Rico (107 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Greenland (46 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Armenia (43 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Nepal (27 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); diphtheria in Togo (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 40,672 stories about harm among 194,663 counted on 13 Jul.
In Puerto Rico's news, mentions of wildfires ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 194,663 stories, as usual. Colombia's news was 54% about people being harmed, against a usual 29%. On 13 July 2017, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, the same as 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 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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