We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
214 of its 328 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. 85 of Najaf's 86 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (95 stories). Road crashes were named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
446 of its 534 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Golan Heights accounted for 226 of Syria's 446 stories about harm, carried by 242 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (43 stories). Outbreaks were named in 41 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
109 of its 207 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of arrests ran at about 10 times the usual rate (51 stories). Train derailment was named in 18 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.
87 of its 203 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Havana accounted for 77 of Cuba's 87 stories about harm, carried by 49 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (63 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
294 of its 320 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 83%. Managua accounted for 248 of Nicaragua's 294 stories about harm, carried by 236 outlets. 226 of Managua's 248 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
196 of its 326 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. 61 of Khoms' 95 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (75 stories). Hypothermia was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
91 of its 130 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Yangon accounted for 53 of Myanmar's 91 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. 32 of Yangon's 53 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories).
576 of its 711 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Kabul accounted for 369 of Afghanistan's 576 stories about harm, carried by 442 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (124 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
286 of its 531 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (80 stories). Cholera was named in 81 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.
35 of its 73 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 16 of Bishkek's 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories).
Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Portugal (19 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); cholera in Bangladesh (81 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Kenya (70 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); helicopter crash in South Korea (38 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Palestine (55 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 36,217 stories about harm among 206,765 counted on 17 Jul.
Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 206,765 stories, below the usual 21. Mentions of wildfires ran about 7 times their usual in Portugal's news. A year earlier, on 17 July 2017, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. Iraq stood out: 65% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 55%.
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 18 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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