We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
Baghdad accounted for 98 of Iraq's 159 stories about harm, carried by 86 outlets. 85 of Baghdad's 98 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (61 stories). Train derailment was named in 48 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
96 of its 406 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories). Wildfires were named in 54 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with drought and heatwave. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
589 of its 715 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (158 stories). Hunger was named in 65 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
536 of its 918 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (100 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
222 of its 232 stories (96%) were about people being harmed, usually 84%. Managua accounted for 187 of Nicaragua's 222 stories about harm, carried by 152 outlets. 158 of Managua's 187 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
68 of its 83 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Dakar accounted for 60 of Senegal's 68 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories).
49 of its 60 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Baraboule accounted for 46 of Burkina Faso's 49 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
140 of its 193 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (42 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
371 of its 1,009 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (200 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
73 of its 290 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (68 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: flooding in Hungary (42 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Kenya (68 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); drought in Iran (57 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); road crashes in Armenia (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plague in Bulgaria (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 36,659 stories about harm among 210,368 counted on 19 Jul.
Of the day's 210,368 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. On 19 July 2017, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 17 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 17 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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