We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
140 of its 251 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Kathmandu accounted for 101 of Nepal's 140 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Landslides were named in 61 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
119 of its 145 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Kismayo accounted for 94 of Somalia's 119 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. 48 of Kismayo's 94 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
518 of its 1,238 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (148 stories). Accidents were named in 36 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual.
17,164 of its 58,174 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (595 stories). Tropical storm was named in 2,860 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storm surge.
25 of its 41 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 8 of la Paz's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (20 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
79 of its 204 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 28 of Bogota's 48 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
Khartoum accounted for 138 of Sudan's 193 stories about harm, carried by 121 outlets. 124 of Khartoum's 138 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (133 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
44 of its 76 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Storms were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
11 of its 11 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Heatwave was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
166 of its 764 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 75 of Seoul's 125 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (97 stories).
Also named far more than usual: measles in DR Congo (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Chagos Islands (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Mali (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in South Africa (40 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Mozambique (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 35,452 stories about harm among 165,095 counted on 12 Jul.
Nepal's news mentioned landslides more than ten times as often as usual. 21 in every 100 of the day's 165,095 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Nepal, 56% of the news was about people being harmed, where 34% is usual. On 12 July 2018, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 21 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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