We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
458 of its 724 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Buenos Aires accounted for 354 of Argentina's 458 stories about harm, carried by 369 outlets. 342 of Buenos Aires' 354 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (223 stories). Avalanche was named in 140 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
1,174 of its 1,567 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (161 stories). Hurricane was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
685 of its 737 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Sanaa accounted for 469 of Yemen's 685 stories about harm, carried by 513 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (572 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's.
1,039 of its 3,512 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (177 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
441 of its 892 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Harare accounted for 360 of Zimbabwe's 441 stories about harm, carried by 266 outlets. 249 of Harare's 360 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 10 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
82 of its 136 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Minsk accounted for 73 of Belarus' 82 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets. 49 of Minsk's 73 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (61 stories).
32 of its 41 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (30 stories). Hunger was named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
343 of its 406 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (322 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
635 of its 1,099 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 291 of Riyadh's 347 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (121 stories).
70 of its 92 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Juba accounted for 51 of South Sudan's 70 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: hypothermia in France (121 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Niger (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Rwanda (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); hiv in Latvia (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Mexico (36 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 42,139 stories about harm among 204,358 counted on 9 Aug.
In France's news, mentions of the hypothermia ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 204,358 stories, as usual. Argentina's news was 63% about people being harmed, against a usual 22%. On the side of help, reports of aid and relief ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. On 9 August 2017, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, the same as 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 21 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 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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