We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
86 of its 107 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Tirana accounted for 60 of Albania's 86 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (84 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
257 of its 357 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Bogota accounted for 160 of Colombia's 257 stories about harm, carried by 244 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (176 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
40 of its 46 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (40 stories). Plane crash was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
108 of its 216 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 72 of Yerevan's 89 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (65 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
637 of its 916 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Athens accounted for 513 of Greece's 637 stories about harm, carried by 540 outlets. Plane crash was named in 75 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
152 of its 163 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 85%. Managua accounted for 130 of Nicaragua's 152 stories about harm, carried by 132 outlets. 114 of Managua's 130 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
826 of its 1,530 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. 266 of Jerusalem's 464 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (387 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
95 of its 182 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. 23 of Caracas' 33 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate (23 stories). Hunger was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.
86 of its 89 stories (97%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Ambae accounted for 84 of Vanuatu's 86 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories).
346 of its 723 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (89 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in New Zealand (74 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); accidents in Laos (50 of its stories, about three times its usual); cyclone in Thailand (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Venezuela (25 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); oil spill in Saudi Arabia (24 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 35,906 stories about harm among 197,298 counted on 27 Jul.
Albania's news was 80% about people being harmed, against a usual 20%. of the day's 197,298 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. Reports of volunteers, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. Mentions of plane crash ran about 7 times their usual in Paraguay's news. A year earlier, on 27 July 2017, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 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 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 much softer 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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