We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
249 of its 286 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Port Moresby accounted for 135 of Papua New Guinea's 249 stories about harm, carried by 101 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (242 stories). Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about 5 times its own usual.
22 of its 37 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 7%. 22 of Bratislava's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
42 of its 51 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
37 of its 157 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories). Avalanche was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with snowstorms.
149 of its 346 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 18 of Crimea's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories). Accidents were named in 23 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
58 of its 91 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Mogadishu accounted for 41 of Somalia's 58 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (42 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
58 of its 88 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Abidjan accounted for 51 of Côte d’Ivoire's 58 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets. 51 of Abidjan's 51 stories were about protests or strikes.
51 of its 113 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 7 of Lilongwe's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories).
47 of its 168 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories). Power cuts were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
599 of its 1,306 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Jerusalem accounted for 429 of Israel's 599 stories about harm, carried by 127 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (122 stories).
Also named far more than usual: helicopter crash in Tanzania (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Bangladesh (21 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); accidents in Ukraine (23 of its stories, about three times its usual); tornadoes in Italy (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in Sri Lanka (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 34,777 stories about harm among 174,323 counted on 10 Jul.
Mentions of helicopter crash ran more than ten times their usual in Tanzania's news. of the day's 174,323 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Papua New Guinea stood out: 87% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 34%. On 10 July 2018, a year earlier, the share was 19 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 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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