We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
190 of its 213 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Tunis accounted for 105 of Tunisia's 190 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
210 of its 511 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Stockholm accounted for 187 of Sweden's 210 stories about harm, carried by 167 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (136 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
9 of its 25 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 6 of Conakry's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
569 of its 621 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Tripoli accounted for 502 of Libya's 569 stories about harm, carried by 513 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Khartoum accounted for 94 of Sudan's 152 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets. 90 of Khartoum's 94 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
154 of its 172 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Tegucigalpa accounted for 66 of Honduras' 154 stories about harm, carried by 55 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (141 stories).
47 of its 109 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Road crashes were named in 45 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
170 of its 212 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. 17 of Hawassa's 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (99 stories).
57 of its 131 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 16 of Lilongwe's 24 stories were about protests or strikes. Cyclone was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
604 of its 1,405 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (64 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Italy (203 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Oman (45 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); extreme cold in Germany (63 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tornadoes in China (137 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Greece (19 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 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 27,155 stories about harm among 137,202 counted on 4 Jul.
Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Japan. of the day's 137,202 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Tunisia stood out: 89% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 56%. On 4 July 2018, a year earlier, the share was 22 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 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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