We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
191 of its 350 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Yuen Long accounted for 129 of Hong Kong's 191 stories about harm, carried by 176 outlets. 128 of Yuen Long's 129 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (101 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
155 of its 178 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 80%. Alima accounted for 102 of Congo's 155 stories about harm, carried by 111 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (99 stories). Malaria was named in 101 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
323 of its 345 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Tripoli accounted for 197 of Libya's 323 stories about harm, carried by 366 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (286 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
130 of its 176 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Phnom Penh accounted for 117 of Cambodia's 130 stories about harm, carried by 93 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (84 stories).
266 of its 585 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 106 of Kafr Qaddum's 121 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (69 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
55 of its 96 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (47 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
27 of its 59 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. 8 of Manama's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (13 stories).
133 of its 262 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Havana accounted for 124 of Cuba's 133 stories about harm, carried by 120 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 10 times the usual rate (24 stories).
34 of its 95 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
195 of its 453 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (151 stories). Ebola was named in 56 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Indonesia (55 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in South Korea (63 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Saudi Arabia (56 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Peru (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Yemen (11 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 31,246 stories about harm among 163,837 counted on 26 Jul.
Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Congo and the US. Congo's news mentioned the malaria more than ten times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 26 July 2018, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. of the day's 163,837 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 21.
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 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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