We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
263 of its 376 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Dubai accounted for 256 of the United Arab Emirates' 263 stories about harm, carried by 403 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (157 stories). Road crashes were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
481 of its 544 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Khartoum accounted for 418 of Sudan's 481 stories about harm, carried by 254 outlets. 396 of Khartoum's 418 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
62 of its 101 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Poisoning was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
158 of its 328 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Budapest accounted for 146 of Hungary's 158 stories about harm, carried by 105 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (30 stories). Drownings were named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
221 of its 263 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Idlib accounted for 139 of Syria's 221 stories about harm, carried by 142 outlets. 83 of Idlib's 139 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
57 of its 123 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Flu was named in 43 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
29 of its 39 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
30 of its 72 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 6 of Valletta's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories).
178 of its 282 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Outbreaks were named in 93 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with food poisoning, flooding and storms. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: flu in Fiji (43 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flooding in Libya (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Malaysia (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Vietnam (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Cuba (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 31,976 stories about harm among 177,505 counted on 7 Jun.
The United Arab Emirates' news was 70% about people being harmed, against a usual 16%. of the day's 177,505 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 19. On 7 June 2018, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 18 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 18 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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