We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
94 of its 94 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Agadez accounted for 93 of Niger's 94 stories about harm, carried by 119 outlets. 57 of Agadez's 93 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (42 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
367 of its 492 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Athens accounted for 305 of Greece's 367 stories about harm, carried by 466 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (215 stories). Drownings were named in 185 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
72 of its 164 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 2%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (72 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
24 of its 28 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
223 of its 447 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 111 of Cairo's 177 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (46 stories). Train derailment was named in 45 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
1,064 of its 1,625 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Jerusalem accounted for 679 of Israel's 1,064 stories about harm, carried by 553 outlets. 473 of Jerusalem's 679 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (410 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
948 of its 1,168 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (646 stories). Tsunami was named in 572 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
152 of its 158 stories (96%) were about people being harmed, usually 78%. Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate (28 stories). Cyclone was named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
50 of its 65 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Yerevan accounted for 50 of Armenia's 50 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (49 stories).
271 of its 294 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Bamako accounted for 146 of Mali's 271 stories about harm, carried by 200 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Indonesia (572 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in Japan (149 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); outbreaks in Yemen (28 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); hunger in Saudi Arabia (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); road crashes in Brazil (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 23,132 stories about harm among 101,689 counted on 29 Jul.
Indonesia's news mentioned the tsunami more than ten times as often as usual. Niger's news was 100% about people being harmed, against a usual 50%. of the day's 101,689 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 20. On 29 July 2017, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 23 today. This week the news turned most often to Greece, on 5 of 7 days; help rose on 6 of them.
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 23 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 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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