We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
199 of its 321 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Kampala accounted for 149 of Uganda's 199 stories about harm, carried by 128 outlets. 129 of Kampala's 149 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (52 stories). Landslides were named in 89 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
249 of its 429 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Santiago accounted for 244 of Chile's 249 stories about harm, carried by 409 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (67 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
812 of its 1,489 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of abductions ran at about 8 times the usual rate (9 stories). Accidents were named in 226 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
110 of its 333 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
89 of its 327 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 68 of Bucharest's 72 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (63 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
876 of its 4,584 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 100 of Beijing's 173 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 10 times the usual rate (57 stories). Chickenpox was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
71 of its 84 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Srebrenica accounted for 66 of Bosnia's 71 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
209 of its 281 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
55 of its 138 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 47 of Rabat's 50 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
74 of its 186 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (58 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: landslides in India (563 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heatstroke in Colombia (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Palestine (83 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Libya (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Ireland (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 39,928 stories about harm among 188,488 counted on 17 Aug.
People falling ill were reported at about 5 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Congo. of the day's 188,488 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Uganda's news mentioned landslides more than ten times as often as usual. Uganda's news was 62% about people being harmed, against a usual 32%. On 17 August 2017, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, 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 much 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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