We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
186 of its 291 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. 18 of Brasilia's 29 stories were about protests or strikes. Plague was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
339 of its 783 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Tokyo accounted for 241 of Japan's 339 stories about harm, carried by 701 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (145 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
12 of its 13 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).
11 of its 11 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
123 of its 234 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. 33 of Causeway Bay's 42 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
126 of its 259 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (36 stories).
70 of its 104 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).
10 of its 12 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).
14 of its 15 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).
19 of its 29 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in New Zealand (103 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Pakistan (39 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); malaria in Switzerland (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Nigeria (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Australia (38 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 22,840 stories about harm among 68,887 counted on 25 May.
Stories about people being harmed made up 33 in every 100 of the day's 68,887 stories, below the usual 35. On 26 May 2019, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 33 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 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 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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