We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
86 of its 94 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Banja Luka accounted for 85 of Bosnia's 86 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. 65 of Banja Luka's 85 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
135 of its 180 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Algiers accounted for 126 of Algeria's 135 stories about harm, carried by 123 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (119 stories). Cholera was named in 129 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks.
170 of its 243 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Addis Ababa accounted for 121 of Ethiopia's 170 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (109 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
131 of its 169 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Tripoli accounted for 126 of Libya's 131 stories about harm, carried by 122 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (119 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
155 of its 159 stories (97%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Panj accounted for 108 of Tajikistan's 155 stories about harm, carried by 108 outlets. 101 of Panj's 108 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
576 of its 1,699 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 221 of Chemnitz's 234 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (190 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
524 of its 1,871 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 176 of Tuam's 221 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (238 stories). Measles was named in 44 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with whooping cough.
313 of its 708 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 113 of Istanbul's 136 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
357 of its 846 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (243 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
19 of its 44 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: plane crash in Nepal (36 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Greece (34 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Taiwan (17 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); drought in Poland (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Lebanon (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 33,424 stories about harm among 168,517 counted on 27 Aug.
In Algeria's news, mentions of the cholera ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 168,517 stories, below the usual 21. Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. A year earlier, on 27 August 2017, 30 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. Bosnia stood out: 91% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 55%.
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 20 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 about as 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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