We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
391 of its 464 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Khartoum accounted for 359 of Sudan's 391 stories about harm, carried by 266 outlets. 353 of Khartoum's 359 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (140 stories). Power cuts were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
318 of its 351 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Bamako accounted for 138 of Mali's 318 stories about harm, carried by 143 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (97 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
78 of its 141 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (67 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
24 of its 92 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
227 of its 365 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Almaty accounted for 146 of Kazakhstan's 227 stories about harm, carried by 141 outlets. 145 of Almaty's 146 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (216 stories).
424 of its 624 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 35 of Wanchai's 36 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
113 of its 159 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 85 of Haiti's 113 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. 82 of Port-au-Prince's 85 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (49 stories).
31 of its 102 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 21 of Gaborone's 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). HIV was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
93 of its 265 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.
Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (19 stories). Outbreaks were named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with food poisoning. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Indonesia (72 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); wildfires in Greece (36 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Botswana (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Somalia (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Malaysia (34 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 33,210 stories about harm among 167,851 counted on 10 Jun.
It was the ninth day running that the news turned to Sudan. of the day's 167,851 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Indonesia's news mentioned volcanic eruption about 8 times as often as usual. On 10 June 2018, a year earlier, the share was 17 in every 100, against 20 today. In Sudan, 84% of the news was about people being harmed, where 69% is usual.
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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