We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
786 of its 1,255 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Cairo accounted for 645 of Egypt's 786 stories about harm, carried by 610 outlets. 426 of Cairo's 645 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (191 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
258 of its 401 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 6 times the usual rate (35 stories). Food poisoning was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
345 of its 536 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Baghdad accounted for 197 of Iraq's 345 stories about harm, carried by 159 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (151 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
39 of its 74 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (31 stories). Cyclone was named in 30 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts and storm surge. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
285 of its 412 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Anantnag accounted for 226 of Kashmir's 285 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (160 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
282 of its 844 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 96 of Monterrey's 98 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (30 stories). Plane crash was named in 100 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with helicopter crash.
67 of its 123 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 20 of Almaty's 21 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (63 stories).
552 of its 1,121 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (94 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
502 of its 1,870 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories). Landslides were named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with power cuts.
166 of its 255 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 9 times the usual rate (28 stories). Haemorrhagic fever was named in 42 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
Also named far more than usual: plane crash in Mexico (100 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); west nile virus in Greece (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); haemorrhagic fever in Uganda (42 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hurricane in Argentina (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Angola (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 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 35,974 stories about harm among 176,970 counted on 18 Jun.
Puerto Rico's news mentioned the cyclone more than ten times as often as usual. 20 in every 100 of the day's 176,970 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Egypt. Egypt stood out: 63% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 32%. A year earlier, on 18 June 2018, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 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 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 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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