We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
122 of its 145 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Bucharest accounted for 96 of Romania's 122 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. 86 of Bucharest's 96 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
133 of its 152 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Ayia Napa accounted for 120 of Cyprus' 133 stories about harm, carried by 221 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (108 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
487 of its 1,296 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 9 times the usual rate (89 stories). Ebola was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
33 of its 37 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
517 of its 630 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Yuen Long accounted for 471 of Hong Kong's 517 stories about harm, carried by 495 outlets. 469 of Yuen Long's 471 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (449 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
727 of its 1,374 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Moscow accounted for 648 of Russia's 727 stories about harm, carried by 802 outlets. 613 of Moscow's 648 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (600 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
37 of its 45 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (37 stories). Hunger was named in 37 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
41 of its 94 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 14 of Manama's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
488 of its 961 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. 247 of Jerusalem's 295 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (147 stories). Wildfires were named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.
411 of its 560 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Kabul accounted for 357 of Afghanistan's 411 stories about harm, carried by 390 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (65 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: hunger in Burundi (37 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Bangladesh (43 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hurricane in Mexico (35 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heatwave in Norway (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Tanzania (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 19,342 stories about harm among 82,347 counted on 28 Jul.
Romania's news was 84% about people being harmed, against a usual 11%. In Burundi's news, mentions of the hunger ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 82,347 stories, above the usual 21. On 28 July 2018, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 23 today.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Countries with at least 50 stories that day.
Stories, not people.
The day's biggest events: attacks, accidents and disasters, people displaced, protests, outbreaks. Bigger dot: more stories. Ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported it and how clearly it was about one thing, the same way for every place and year; the news data does not say who attacked whom, so both sides of a war appear where the news put them. Click a dot for its 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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