We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
442 of its 592 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Cairo accounted for 379 of Egypt's 442 stories about harm, carried by 372 outlets. 356 of Cairo's 379 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (279 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
213 of its 372 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Kathmandu accounted for 143 of Nepal's 213 stories about harm, carried by 149 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (78 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 48 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
150 of its 341 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (133 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
178 of its 312 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Amsterdam accounted for 160 of the Netherlands' 178 stories about harm, carried by 180 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (138 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
465 of its 666 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Baghdad accounted for 280 of Iraq's 465 stories about harm, carried by 307 outlets. 231 of Baghdad's 280 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (69 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
687 of its 1,255 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. 224 of Jerusalem's 262 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (198 stories). Landslides were named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
558 of its 888 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 142 of Tehran's 280 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (335 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
973 of its 1,181 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Idlib accounted for 865 of Syria's 973 stories about harm, carried by 748 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (622 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
70 of its 114 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
202 of its 298 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: hunger in North Korea (73 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); typhoon in Guam (19 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); accidents in Japan (95 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); flu in Finland (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cholera in Zimbabwe (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 25,072 stories about harm among 116,798 counted on 8 Sep.
On the side of help, reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 116,798 stories, as usual. Mentions of the hunger ran about 6 times their usual in North Korea's news. In Egypt, 75% of the news was about people being harmed, where 38% is usual. On 8 September 2017, a year earlier, the share was 26 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 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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