We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
563 of its 1,869 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 169 of Abuja's 218 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (102 stories). Cholera was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
166 of its 252 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Havana accounted for 153 of Cuba's 166 stories about harm, carried by 234 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (103 stories). Road crashes were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
412 of its 651 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Caracas accounted for 364 of Venezuela's 412 stories about harm, carried by 380 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 10 times the usual rate (263 stories). Power cuts were named in 121 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
143 of its 267 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Lisbon accounted for 110 of Portugal's 143 stories about harm, carried by 101 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (106 stories).
54 of its 96 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 20 of Yaounde's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
23 of its 37 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories). Heavy rain was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
114 of its 343 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (50 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
38 of its 84 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
94 of Yuen Long's 98 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (98 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
62 of its 67 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Greece (55 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); landslides in Ukraine (22 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); heavy rain in Laos (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drought in Malawi (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hiv in Rwanda (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 33,440 stories about harm among 171,207 counted on 23 Jul.
People displaced were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Israel and China. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 171,207 stories, below the usual 21. Mentions of wildfires ran about 9 times their usual in Greece's news. In Nigeria, 30% of the news was about people being harmed, where 24% is usual. On 23 July 2018, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, 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 20 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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