We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
100 of its 148 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. la Romana accounted for 55 of the Dominican Republic's 100 stories about harm, carried by 177 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Road crashes were named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drownings. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
577 of its 763 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Khartoum accounted for 485 of Sudan's 577 stories about harm, carried by 383 outlets. 446 of Khartoum's 485 stories were about protests or strikes. Outbreaks were named in 40 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
776 of its 2,025 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (276 stories). Drownings were named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
219 of its 410 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Budapest accounted for 214 of Hungary's 219 stories about harm, carried by 228 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (24 stories).
55 of its 113 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (27 stories). Flu was named in 35 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
137 of its 306 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (107 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Hurricane was named in 35 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with typhoon. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Hunger was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (38 stories). HIV was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
20 of Copenhagen's 35 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: flu in Fiji (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Japan (94 of its stories, about three times its usual); landslides in Uganda (16 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); storms in Nepal (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Kenya (17 of its stories, about 10 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 Jun. 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 36,384 stories about harm among 188,397 counted on 6 Jun.
The news turned to the Dominican Republic for the second day running. 19 in every 100 of the day's 188,397 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In the Dominican Republic, 68% of the news was about people being harmed, where 29% is usual. On 6 June 2018, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 19 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 19 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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