We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
555 of its 659 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Tbilisi accounted for 523 of Georgia's 555 stories about harm, carried by 356 outlets. 517 of Tbilisi's 523 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (483 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
178 of its 230 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (151 stories). Avalanche was named in 79 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with respiratory illness and food poisoning. Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
94 of its 128 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Sanaa accounted for 63 of Yemen's 94 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
380 of its 486 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (115 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
51 of its 78 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Tegucigalpa accounted for 47 of Honduras' 51 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. 46 of Tegucigalpa's 47 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
56 of its 101 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (49 stories). Poisoning was named in 48 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about 4 times its own usual.
43 of its 76 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. 25 of Guatemala City's 28 stories were about protests or strikes. HIV was named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with meningitis. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
115 of its 191 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (104 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
398 of its 687 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Gaza accounted for 273 of Palestine's 398 stories about harm, carried by 15 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (135 stories).
36 of its 85 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: poisoning in Botswana (48 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Vietnam (64 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Guatemala (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in New Zealand (44 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tuberculosis in France (54 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 21 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 33,773 stories about harm among 168,650 counted on 21 Jun.
Georgia stood out: 84% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 20%. 20 in every 100 of the day's 168,650 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Botswana's news, mentions of poisoning ran more than ten times their usual. Reports of peace efforts, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. On 21 June 2018, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, the same as 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 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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