We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
370 of its 508 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Kabul accounted for 294 of Afghanistan's 370 stories about harm, carried by 249 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (253 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
23 of its 109 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. 12 of Vulturi's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
766 of its 2,050 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (591 stories). Gas explosion was named in 29 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
147 of its 425 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (60 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
38 of its 44 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Niamey accounted for 29 of Niger's 38 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Khartoum accounted for 149 of Sudan's 190 stories about harm, carried by 130 outlets. 143 of Khartoum's 149 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (51 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
416 of its 1,614 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (20 stories). Wildfires were named in 125 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heatwave.
Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (161 stories). Food poisoning was named in 63 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Ebola was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Tehran accounted for 440 of Iran's 539 stories about harm, carried by 332 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Germany (125 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in South Sudan (19 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); cholera in Libya (30 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Congo (16 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); hurricane in Mexico (46 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 Jul. 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 33,089 stories about harm among 166,747 counted on 2 Jul.
In Germany's news, mentions of wildfires ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 166,747 stories, as usual. Afghanistan's news was 73% about people being harmed, against a usual 54%. On 2 July 2018, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 20 today.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Countries with at least 50 stories that day.
Stories, not people.
The day's biggest events: attacks, accidents and disasters, people displaced, protests, outbreaks. Bigger dot: more stories. Ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported it and how clearly it was about one thing, the same way for every place and year; the news data does not say who attacked whom, so both sides of a war appear where the news put them. Click a dot for its 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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