We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
582 of its 803 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Big Grand Cay accounted for 461 of the Bahamas' 582 stories about harm, carried by 370 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (565 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 372 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
306 of its 414 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Caracas accounted for 182 of Venezuela's 306 stories about harm, carried by 359 outlets. 129 of Caracas' 182 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (61 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
147 of its 194 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Tunis accounted for 117 of Tunisia's 147 stories about harm, carried by 131 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
75 of its 268 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (31 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 11 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.
96 of its 126 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Algiers accounted for 71 of Algeria's 96 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. 58 of Algiers' 71 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
358 of its 422 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Tripoli accounted for 298 of Libya's 358 stories about harm, carried by 214 outlets. Drownings were named in 31 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Khartoum accounted for 381 of Sudan's 439 stories about harm, carried by 326 outlets. 378 of Khartoum's 381 stories were about protests or strikes. Flooding was named in 162 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
199 of its 507 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (85 stories). Wildfires were named in 87 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with poisoning.
479 of its 878 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (157 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
70 of its 210 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Greece (87 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flooding in Sudan (162 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Kenya (41 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Iceland (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drownings in Italy (46 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 29,362 stories about harm among 140,809 counted on 5 Jul.
In the Bahamas, 72% of the news was about people being harmed, where 19% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 140,809 stories, as usual. Evacuations were reported at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Greece. In the Bahamas' news, mentions of helicopter crash ran more than ten times their usual. On 5 July 2018, a year earlier, the share was 21 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 21 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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