We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
49 of its 73 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Baghdad accounted for 32 of Iraq's 49 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's.
66 of its 76 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (23 stories). Tsunami was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
76 of its 138 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
22 of Guanare's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
16 of its 34 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories).
11 of its 11 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories).
83 of its 157 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Earthquake was named in 29 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami.
43 of its 85 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
3 of Gaborone's 4 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Greece (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in South Korea (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Kenya (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); ebola in Japan (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Canada (29 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 May. 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 23,359 stories about harm among 63,476 counted on 2 May.
Mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual in Greece's news. A year earlier, on 3 May 2019, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 37 today. Stories about people being harmed made up 37 in every 100 of the day's 63,476 stories, below the usual 39. Iraq's news was 67% about people being harmed, against a usual 54%.
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 37 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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