We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
736 of its 2,095 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 534 of Moscow's 599 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (504 stories). Outbreaks were named in 87 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with wildfires. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
611 of its 711 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Kabul accounted for 498 of Afghanistan's 611 stories about harm, carried by 463 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (218 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
99 of its 137 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Paralimni accounted for 91 of Cyprus' 99 stories about harm, carried by 181 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (81 stories).
320 of its 1,411 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Landslides were named in 60 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
338 of its 667 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 103 of Amazonas' 147 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (139 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
38 of its 98 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 20 of Manama's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Khartoum accounted for 124 of Sudan's 192 stories about harm, carried by 96 outlets. 116 of Khartoum's 124 stories were about protests or strikes. Illness was named in 45 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
677 of its 1,835 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (123 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
42 of its 136 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 24 of Bucharest's 25 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).
363 of its 1,043 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (199 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: storms in Chile (32 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Philippines (48 of its stories, about three times its usual); dengue in Bangladesh (45 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); illness in Sudan (45 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); landslides in Myanmar (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 32,763 stories about harm among 150,235 counted on 29 Jul.
In Chile's news, mentions of storms ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 150,235 stories, as usual. People injured were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Afghanistan. In Russia, 35% of the news was about people being harmed, where 22% is usual. On 29 July 2018, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, against 22 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 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 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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