We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
176 of its 308 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Yuen Long accounted for 140 of Hong Kong's 176 stories about harm, carried by 127 outlets. 132 of Yuen Long's 140 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (109 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
349 of its 857 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (103 stories). HIV was named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
426 of its 1,725 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (170 stories). Drought was named in 134 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
134 of its 212 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Havana accounted for 119 of Cuba's 134 stories about harm, carried by 117 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories).
324 of its 466 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Kabul accounted for 236 of Afghanistan's 324 stories about harm, carried by 170 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (50 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
185 of its 214 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Mogadishu accounted for 154 of Somalia's 185 stories about harm, carried by 136 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
116 of its 326 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
29 of its 58 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 10 of Yaounde's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (12 stories).
14 of its 24 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 12 of Trestenik's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories).
204 of its 453 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Dengue was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Japan (83 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Venezuela (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Syria (42 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Saudi Arabia (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Greece (20 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 33,402 stories about harm among 178,404 counted on 24 Jul.
Japan's news mentioned the tsunami more than ten times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 178,404 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. A year earlier, on 24 July 2018, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. Hong Kong stood out: 57% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 46%.
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 19 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 softer 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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