We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
75 of its 120 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Phnom Penh accounted for 63 of Cambodia's 75 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets. 47 of Phnom Penh's 63 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (56 stories). Plane crash was named in 47 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
120 of its 296 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (32 stories). Food poisoning was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
160 of its 190 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
20 of its 33 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Road crashes were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
411 of its 634 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 18 of Causeway Bay's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (103 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
79 of its 99 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Managua accounted for 61 of Nicaragua's 79 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. 58 of Managua's 61 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
317 of its 390 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Khartoum accounted for 197 of Sudan's 317 stories about harm, carried by 142 outlets. 192 of Khartoum's 197 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
232 of its 431 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 64 of Gaborone's 78 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories).
226 of its 335 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (155 stories). Natural hazards were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
70 of its 84 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Juba accounted for 65 of South Sudan's 70 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets. 57 of Juba's 65 stories were about protests or strikes.
Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Indonesia (42 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); dengue in Bangladesh (40 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Norway (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); haemorrhagic fever in DR Congo (12 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); cyclone in India (251 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 35,836 stories about harm among 186,929 counted on 11 Jun.
In Cambodia's news, mentions of plane crash ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 186,929 stories, as usual. Cambodia's news was 62% about people being harmed, against a usual 31%. A year earlier, on 11 June 2018, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, 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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