We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
363 of its 427 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Idlib accounted for 276 of Syria's 363 stories about harm, carried by 241 outlets. 148 of Idlib's 276 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (222 stories). Plague was named in 44 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with train derailment. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
136 of its 243 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (132 stories). Poisoning was named in 56 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
184 of its 209 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Mogadishu accounted for 148 of Somalia's 184 stories about harm, carried by 116 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (117 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
240 of its 360 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Lisbon accounted for 158 of Portugal's 240 stories about harm, carried by 140 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (206 stories).
328 of its 578 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Yuen Long accounted for 264 of Hong Kong's 328 stories about harm, carried by 387 outlets. 254 of Yuen Long's 264 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (194 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
644 of its 1,513 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Hepatitis was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with avalanche. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
25 of its 27 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Chuuk accounted for 25 of Micronesia's 25 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (25 stories).
86 of its 183 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (46 stories). Plane crash was named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
445 of its 820 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (109 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
1,315 of its 2,877 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of arrests ran at about 10 times the usual rate (912 stories). Tsunami was named in 88 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Bahamas (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Poland (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Japan (68 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); food poisoning in Thailand (25 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hiv in Botswana (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 31,976 stories about harm among 150,709 counted on 22 Jul.
Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Israel and Syria. of the day's 150,709 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Syria for the second day running. Syria's news was 85% about people being harmed, against a usual 70%. A year earlier, on 22 July 2018, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as 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 about as 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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