We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
260 of its 419 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 61 of Guatemala City's 101 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (155 stories). Drought was named in 146 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.
475 of its 901 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Rome accounted for 433 of Italy's 475 stories about harm, carried by 659 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (196 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
563 of its 943 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (351 stories). Earthquake was named in 401 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami, typhoon and rubella.
157 of its 299 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories). Dengue was named in 37 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
733 of its 1,415 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Moscow accounted for 662 of Russia's 733 stories about harm, carried by 734 outlets. 637 of Moscow's 662 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (560 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
130 of its 142 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Khartoum accounted for 115 of Sudan's 130 stories about harm, carried by 164 outlets. 111 of Khartoum's 115 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
114 of its 150 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. 21 of Manama's 24 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (98 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about 4 times its own usual.
85 of its 113 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. 47 of Bucharest's 70 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
60 of its 99 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 25 of Bogota's 30 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
329 of its 579 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Jerusalem accounted for 276 of Israel's 329 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. 172 of Jerusalem's 276 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (78 stories).
Also named far more than usual: cholera in Uganda (51 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Palestine (82 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Venezuela (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Yemen (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Indonesia (24 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 21,133 stories about harm among 94,285 counted on 27 Jul.
Abductions were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about Italy and Nigeria. 22 in every 100 of the day's 94,285 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. the Philippines' news mentioned the earthquake more than ten times as often as usual. Guatemala's news was 62% about people being harmed, against a usual 28%.
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 22 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 much 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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