We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
Tripoli accounted for 32 of Libya's 55 stories about harm, carried by 30 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
24 of its 32 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Volcanic eruption was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.
85 of its 190 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (17 stories).
Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
43 of its 50 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Sanaa accounted for 26 of Yemen's 43 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets.
20 of its 34 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Seoul accounted for 120 of South Korea's 173 stories about harm, carried by 150 outlets. Ebola was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Kabul accounted for 53 of Afghanistan's 88 stories about harm, carried by 84 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (174 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: respiratory illness in Kashmir (11 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); ebola in South Korea (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Pakistan (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); wildfires in Ireland (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in India (45 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 34,615 stories about harm among 107,407 counted on 29 May.
Mentions of volcanic eruption ran about 8 times their usual in Vanuatu's news. On 30 May 2019, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 32 today. Stories about people being harmed made up 32 in every 100 of the day's 107,407 stories, below the usual 34.
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 32 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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