We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
75 of its 83 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Tarawa accounted for 75 of Kiribati's 75 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (74 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
1,699 of its 3,115 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Kyoto accounted for 1,493 of Japan's 1,699 stories about harm, carried by 1,260 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,218 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
318 of its 362 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Flu was named in 144 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with malaria. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
140 of its 426 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Poisoning was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with respiratory illness. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
133 of its 215 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Buenos Aires accounted for 119 of Argentina's 133 stories about harm, carried by 122 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (117 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
Khartoum accounted for 106 of Sudan's 166 stories about harm, carried by 98 outlets. 105 of Khartoum's 106 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
148 of its 210 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (60 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
171 of its 217 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Ayia Napa accounted for 158 of Cyprus' 171 stories about harm, carried by 253 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (156 stories).
95 of its 125 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (61 stories). Flu was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.
29 of its 74 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (16 stories). Drought was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hunger.
Also named far more than usual: drought in North Korea (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Zimbabwe (28 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); food poisoning in United Arab Emirates (15 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); heatwave in Israel (79 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Poland (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 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 37,957 stories about harm among 173,696 counted on 18 Jul.
Kiribati stood out: 90% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 17%. 22 in every 100 of the day's 173,696 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Congo's news, mentions of the flu ran about 5 times their usual. On 18 July 2018, a year earlier, the share was 16 in every 100, against 22 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 22 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 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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