We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
483 of its 599 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Bwera accounted for 217 of Uganda's 483 stories about harm, carried by 282 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (338 stories). Haemorrhagic fever was named in 37 of its stories about harm, about 10 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.
815 of its 1,341 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. 142 of Tsim Sha Tsui's 143 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (75 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
124 of its 156 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Mopti accounted for 47 of Mali's 124 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
85 of its 122 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
25 of its 40 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Montevideo accounted for 25 of Uruguay's 25 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. 24 of Montevideo's 25 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories).
598 of its 1,163 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Tehran accounted for 544 of Iran's 598 stories about harm, carried by 435 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (317 stories). Hunger was named in 83 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
435 of its 504 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Khartoum accounted for 323 of Sudan's 435 stories about harm, carried by 245 outlets. 319 of Khartoum's 323 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
53 of its 124 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Algiers accounted for 40 of Algeria's 53 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. 34 of Algiers' 40 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (31 stories).
108 of its 200 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 50 of Almaty's 56 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (91 stories).
269 of its 483 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (38 stories). Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: dengue in Bangladesh (44 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in India (465 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); road crashes in Bolivia (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Indonesia (22 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); road crashes in Egypt (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 37,606 stories about harm among 193,436 counted on 12 Jun.
Uganda stood out: 81% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 34%. 19 in every 100 of the day's 193,436 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 12 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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