We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
150 of its 255 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Buenos Aires accounted for 133 of Argentina's 150 stories about harm, carried by 122 outlets. 124 of Buenos Aires' 133 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (128 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
120 of its 222 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Kathmandu accounted for 93 of Nepal's 120 stories about harm, carried by 186 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (51 stories). Ebola was named in 43 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
179 of its 387 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of refugees ran at about 10 times the usual rate (7 stories). Measles was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with rubella. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
50 of its 56 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
177 of its 491 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (7 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 17 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.
336 of its 589 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Ramallah accounted for 163 of Palestine's 336 stories about harm, carried by 9 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
284 of its 860 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (60 stories). Poisoning was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
131 of its 153 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Tripoli accounted for 103 of Libya's 131 stories about harm, carried by 88 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
247 of its 401 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Kabul accounted for 147 of Afghanistan's 247 stories about harm, carried by 120 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
157 of Beijing's 258 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (17 stories). Landslides were named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
Also named far more than usual: ebola in Burundi (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Bangladesh (20 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); snowstorms in Japan (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Spain (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Italy (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 33,364 stories about harm among 168,596 counted on 9 Jul.
Argentina stood out: 59% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 28%. 20 in every 100 of the day's 168,596 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On 9 July 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 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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