We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
52 of its 59 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Sarajevo accounted for 43 of Bosnia's 52 stories about harm, carried by 49 outlets. 28 of Sarajevo's 43 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
229 of its 356 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Covid was named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with ebola. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.
172 of its 259 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (162 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
1,410 of its 2,905 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (685 stories). Building collapse was named in 217 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
307 of its 409 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. 133 of Baghdad's 156 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (221 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
21 of its 31 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. 6 of Nouakchott's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
80 of its 150 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Assab accounted for 73 of Eritrea's 80 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (65 stories).
143 of its 342 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (126 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
591 of its 903 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. 176 of Unrwa's 220 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (225 stories).
194 of its 223 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Yangon accounted for 149 of Myanmar's 194 stories about harm, carried by 129 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (164 stories).
Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Bermuda (118 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); wildfires in Puerto Rico (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Greece (47 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); heavy rain in Ethiopia (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in France (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 Sep. 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 44,587 stories about harm among 215,840 counted on 5 Sep.
Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and the United Arab Emirates. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 215,840 stories, as usual. Mentions of the hurricane ran about 6 times their usual in Bermuda's news. On 5 September 2017, a year earlier, the share was 24 in every 100, against 21 today. Bosnia stood out: 88% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 56%.
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 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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