We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
345 of its 350 stories (99%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Dushanbe accounted for 298 of Tajikistan's 345 stories about harm, carried by 252 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (202 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
77 of its 95 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (42 stories). Heavy rain was named in 13 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. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
651 of its 912 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (204 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 466 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
198 of its 456 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (49 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
97 of its 117 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Asmara accounted for 79 of Eritrea's 97 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets. Extreme cold was named in 28 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.
320 of its 1,190 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (22 stories). Poisoning was named in 33 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
524 of its 1,479 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (392 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
66 of its 83 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (61 stories). Ebola was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks.
46 of its 136 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 25 of Rabat's 25 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories).
256 of its 292 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Bamako accounted for 151 of Mali's 256 stories about harm, carried by 120 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in Myanmar (31 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); cholera in Yemen (40 of its stories, about three times its usual); extreme cold in Eritrea (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Niger (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Latvia (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 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 34,794 stories about harm among 181,127 counted on 30 Jul.
It was the second day running that the news turned to Tajikistan. of the day's 181,127 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Indonesia's news mentioned volcanic eruption about 5 times as often as usual. Tajikistan's news was 99% about people being harmed, against a usual 50%. On 30 July 2017, a year earlier, the share was 24 in every 100, against 19 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 19 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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