We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
90 of its 108 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 79 of Haiti's 90 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. 75 of Port-au-Prince's 79 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (76 stories). HIV was named in 74 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
92 of its 97 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Srebrenica accounted for 90 of Bosnia's 92 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (84 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
182 of its 370 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Quito accounted for 167 of Ecuador's 182 stories about harm, carried by 362 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (177 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
2,056 of its 2,767 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (68 stories). Natural hazards were named in 1,023 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
150 of its 244 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. 38 of Oromo's 41 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (61 stories). Hunger was named in 28 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
71 of its 349 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 40 of Bucharest's 40 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories). Drownings were named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
124 of its 150 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Tripoli accounted for 96 of Libya's 124 stories about harm, carried by 102 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (82 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
3,234 of its 11,207 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (919 stories). Road crashes were named in 536 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
210 of its 454 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (129 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
71 of its 189 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (65 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: power cuts in Puerto Rico (27 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); accidents in South Korea (52 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in Venezuela (70 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Romania (21 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); tsunami in Japan (44 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 43,227 stories about harm among 200,465 counted on 14 Aug.
Mentions of HIV ran more than ten times their usual in Haiti's news. In Haiti, 83% of the news was about people being harmed, where 43% is usual. A year earlier, on 14 August 2017, 26 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today. 22 in every 100 of the day's 200,465 news stories were about people being harmed, above 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 22 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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