We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
529 of its 637 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Bwera accounted for 223 of Uganda's 529 stories about harm, carried by 154 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (380 stories). Haemorrhagic fever was named in 65 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
380 of its 439 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Khartoum accounted for 278 of Sudan's 380 stories about harm, carried by 204 outlets. 262 of Khartoum's 278 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
1,875 of its 3,188 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Tehran accounted for 1,209 of Iran's 1,875 stories about harm, carried by 950 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (842 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
88 of its 120 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Tripoli accounted for 65 of Libya's 88 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
537 of its 819 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. 140 of Mong Kok's 143 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (307 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
62 of its 126 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
35 of its 61 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (29 stories). Drownings were named in 28 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
1,306 of its 4,987 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 758 of Beijing's 858 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (299 stories).
109 of its 162 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
208 of its 651 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (98 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: drownings in Lithuania (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in India (478 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hurricane in Jamaica (23 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); drownings in Thailand (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Venezuela (31 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 38,338 stories about harm among 186,576 counted on 13 Jun.
Evacuations were reported at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about Iran and India. of the day's 186,576 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. Lithuania's news mentioned drownings more than ten times as often as usual. Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate. For the second day running, the news turned to Uganda.
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 21 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 much 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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