We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
543 of its 692 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Baghdad accounted for 224 of Iraq's 543 stories about harm, carried by 184 outlets. 136 of Baghdad's 224 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (223 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
932 of its 2,208 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (729 stories). Plane crash was named in 91 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with plague. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
189 of its 299 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Punta Cana accounted for 127 of the Dominican Republic's 189 stories about harm, carried by 227 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
61 of its 89 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Tunis accounted for 47 of Tunisia's 61 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (59 stories).
656 of its 1,673 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Tehran accounted for 524 of Iran's 656 stories about harm, carried by 616 outlets. 347 of Tehran's 524 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (266 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
130 of its 152 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Sanaa accounted for 54 of Yemen's 130 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (92 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
Khartoum accounted for 107 of Sudan's 223 stories about harm, carried by 80 outlets. 95 of Khartoum's 107 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
260 of its 409 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 74 of Caracas' 96 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (116 stories).
713 of its 1,224 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (374 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
99 of its 115 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. 24 of Managua's 30 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: bird flu in Guyana (50 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Japan (179 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in India (201 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); malaria in Uganda (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); plane crash in Ukraine (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 38,936 stories about harm among 192,982 counted on 19 Jun.
Mentions of bird flu ran more than ten times their usual in Guyana's news. of the day's 192,982 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. People displaced were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Venezuela. It was the second day running that the news turned to Iraq. In Iraq, 78% of the news was about people being harmed, where 47% 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 much softer 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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