We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
1,352 of its 2,099 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Harare accounted for 1,237 of Zimbabwe's 1,352 stories about harm, carried by 736 outlets. 1,069 of Harare's 1,237 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (1,185 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
55 of its 62 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Bihac accounted for 45 of Bosnia's 55 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
303 of its 352 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Hodeida accounted for 206 of Yemen's 303 stories about harm, carried by 150 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (113 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
53 of its 185 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
402 of its 662 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. 101 of Ramallah's 190 stories were about protests or strikes. Poisoning was named in 97 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
351 of its 448 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Kabul accounted for 256 of Afghanistan's 351 stories about harm, carried by 179 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (182 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
198 of its 450 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. 79 of Dhaka's 117 stories were about protests or strikes. Road crashes were named in 33 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
418 of its 630 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
44 of its 57 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories). Tornadoes were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
539 of its 994 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (253 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: haemorrhagic fever in Senegal (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in Venezuela (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Haiti (20 of its stories, about three times its usual); poisoning in Palestine (97 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tornadoes in Kyrgyzstan (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 Aug. 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 37,599 stories about harm among 205,794 counted on 2 Aug.
Mentions of haemorrhagic fever ran more than ten times their usual in Senegal's news. In Zimbabwe, 64% of the news was about people being harmed, where 23% is usual. A year earlier, on 2 August 2017, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. 18 in every 100 of the day's 205,794 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 20.
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 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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