We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
435 of its 550 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Kabul accounted for 400 of Afghanistan's 435 stories about harm, carried by 249 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (302 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
246 of its 273 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Tripoli accounted for 199 of Libya's 246 stories about harm, carried by 196 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (145 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
459 of its 867 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Stockholm accounted for 418 of Sweden's 459 stories about harm, carried by 617 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (192 stories).
20 of its 48 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 4 of Yaounde's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (9 stories).
184 of its 225 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Idlib accounted for 102 of Syria's 184 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. Outbreaks were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with hunger. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
236 of its 254 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Mogadishu accounted for 216 of Somalia's 236 stories about harm, carried by 181 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
177 of its 522 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (58 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
152 of its 336 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (12 stories). Dengue was named in 41 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with outbreaks and chikungunya.
42 of Khartoum's 48 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Cholera was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: cholera in Yemen (25 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); dengue in Bangladesh (41 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); heavy rain in Kashmir (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Egypt (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hepatitis in Ghana (10 of its stories, about 10 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 34,334 stories about harm among 176,481 counted on 25 Jul.
Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. of the day's 176,481 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. Yemen's news mentioned the cholera about 6 times as often as usual. Afghanistan's news was 79% about people being harmed, against a usual 62%. On 25 July 2018, a year earlier, the share was 19 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 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 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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