We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
112 of its 131 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Tbilisi accounted for 110 of Georgia's 112 stories about harm, carried by 111 outlets. 109 of Tbilisi's 110 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
221 of its 239 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Preah accounted for 122 of Cambodia's 221 stories about harm, carried by 188 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (157 stories). Building collapse was named in 130 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.
499 of its 703 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Amhara accounted for 366 of Ethiopia's 499 stories about harm, carried by 362 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (277 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
119 of its 153 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Earthquake was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks.
140 of its 189 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Kiev accounted for 124 of Ukraine's 140 stories about harm, carried by 168 outlets. 120 of Kiev's 124 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (104 stories).
120 of its 209 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 36 of Jakarta's 65 stories were about protests or strikes. HIV was named in 37 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
206 of its 750 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 106 of Garzweiler's 109 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (97 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
90 of its 387 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (37 stories). Road crashes were named in 36 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
1,340 of its 2,784 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (1,143 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
333 of its 695 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Jerusalem accounted for 277 of Israel's 333 stories about harm, carried by 101 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate (54 stories).
Also named far more than usual: road crashes in Spain (36 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Indonesia (37 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); building collapse in China (50 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Japan (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plague in Mexico (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 19,669 stories about harm among 84,816 counted on 23 Jun.
People displaced were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Ethiopia and Syria. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 84,816 stories, above the usual 20. Georgia's news was 85% about people being harmed, against a usual 45%. A year earlier, on 23 June 2018, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 23 today. This week the news turned most often to Iraq, on 5 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.
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 23 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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