We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
116 of its 118 stories (98%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Central Equatoria accounted for 111 of South Sudan's 116 stories about harm, carried by 111 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (110 stories). Ebola was named in 112 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
135 of its 349 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Athens accounted for 118 of Greece's 135 stories about harm, carried by 102 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (45 stories). Earthquake was named in 82 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with power cuts and building collapse. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
41 of its 61 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
62 of its 273 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 35 of Seoul's 39 stories were about protests or strikes. Storms were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with typhoon.
372 of its 896 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (174 stories). Poisoning was named in 120 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with typhoon. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
35 of its 48 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Skopje accounted for 27 of North Macedonia's 35 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (29 stories).
192 of its 332 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (105 stories). Flooding was named in 62 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
113 of its 136 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
144 of its 346 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
173 of its 486 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (68 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: drownings in Mexico (67 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); poisoning in Japan (120 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in Thailand (32 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Bangladesh (62 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Italy (32 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 20 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 19,455 stories about harm among 93,123 counted on 20 Jul.
In South Sudan's news, mentions of Ebola ran about 6 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 93,123 stories, as usual. South Sudan's news was 98% about people being harmed, against a usual 53%. On 20 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 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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