We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
201 of its 252 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Kabul accounted for 163 of Afghanistan's 201 stories about harm, carried by 196 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about 6 times as angry as the world's.
16 of its 20 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. 7 of Niksic's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).
135 of its 275 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Dubai accounted for 115 of the United Arab Emirates' 135 stories about harm, carried by 138 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories).
7 of its 9 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%.
88 of its 137 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
45 of its 65 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Tripoli accounted for 33 of Libya's 45 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
171 of its 298 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (50 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
31 of its 43 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
17 of its 19 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
20 of its 32 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories).
Also named far more than usual: oil spill in Poland (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Philippines (54 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Tanzania (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in Switzerland (16 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); poisoning in Mexico (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 38,981 stories about harm among 117,552 counted on 14 May.
It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 13 March 2020. In Poland's news, mentions of oil spill ran more than ten times their usual. the news turned to Afghanistan for the third day running. 33 in every 100 of the day's 117,552 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 37.
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 33 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 about as 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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