We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
70 of its 107 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Novalja accounted for 39 of Croatia's 70 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets. Wildfires were named in 31 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
81 of its 128 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Kivu accounted for 52 of Rwanda's 81 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (50 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
381 of its 951 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Dengue was named in 50 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with tropical storm, landslides and measles. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
31 of its 49 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. 4 of San Salvador's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
111 of its 171 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Kathmandu accounted for 64 of Nepal's 111 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (31 stories).
301 of its 575 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
131 of its 268 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 27 of Beirut's 38 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (107 stories).
30 of its 100 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 8 of Santiago's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories).
92 of its 112 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 5 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
2,055 of its 7,667 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (113 stories). Building collapse was named in 367 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides, earthquake and drownings.
Also named far more than usual: building collapse in India (367 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Palestine (76 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Singapore (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); diphtheria in Sudan (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Iran (39 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 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 36,276 stories about harm among 173,331 counted on 16 Jul.
Croatia's news was 65% about people being harmed, against a usual 8%. of the day's 173,331 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Croatia's news mentioned wildfires more than ten times as often as usual. On 16 July 2018, a year earlier, the share was 17 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.
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 harsher 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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