We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
32 of its 35 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. San Salvador accounted for 22 of el Salvador's 32 stories about harm, carried by 154 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (5 stories). Landslides were named in 19 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.
14,273 of its 30,352 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. 1,415 of Washington's 2,055 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (2,806 stories). Heatstroke was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
52 of its 62 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Outbreaks were named in 41 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with ebola and measles. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
26 of its 27 stories (96%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
168 of its 335 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Cyclone was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Tripoli accounted for 32 of Libya's 46 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
33 of its 53 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Outbreaks were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
34 of its 65 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories).
82 of its 181 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories).
12 of its 18 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).
Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Romania (15 of its stories, about three times its usual); measles in DR Congo (11 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); illness in North Korea (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); cyclone in Mexico (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Indonesia (10 of its stories, about 10 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 Jun. 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 33,985 stories about harm among 96,731 counted on 1 Jun.
Arrests were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and the UK. of the day's 96,731 news stories, 35 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Congo's news mentioned outbreaks about three times as often as usual. el Salvador's news was 91% about people being harmed, against a usual 46%. On 2 June 2019, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 35 today. Over May, 34 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 in May 2019.
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 35 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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