We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
126 of its 198 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Yerevan accounted for 122 of Armenia's 126 stories about harm, carried by 86 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (74 stories). Wildfires were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
77 of its 87 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Ouagadougou accounted for 69 of Burkina Faso's 77 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (69 stories). Drought was named in 69 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
393 of its 1,489 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (91 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 101 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with earthquake and extreme cold. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
179 of its 335 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Flu was named in 129 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks.
239 of its 319 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Caracas accounted for 157 of Venezuela's 239 stories about harm, carried by 144 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (146 stories). Measles was named in 47 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with diphtheria, hiv and tuberculosis.
1,010 of its 1,177 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Kabul accounted for 542 of Afghanistan's 1,010 stories about harm, carried by 421 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (139 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
1,952 of its 2,564 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Genoa accounted for 1,003 of Italy's 1,952 stories about harm, carried by 887 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (301 stories).
229 of its 318 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Senglea accounted for 209 of Malta's 229 stories about harm, carried by 142 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (217 stories).
115 of its 212 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (45 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
90 of its 152 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: power cuts in Puerto Rico (49 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heatwave in Switzerland (23 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); measles in Venezuela (47 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); wildfires in Australia (189 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); hurricane in France (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 42,998 stories about harm among 200,383 counted on 15 Aug.
In Denmark's news, mentions of the flu ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 200,383 stories, above the usual 20. Armenia's news was 64% about people being harmed, against a usual 29%. A year earlier, on 15 August 2017, 24 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 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 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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