We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
143 of its 173 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Oromo accounted for 87 of Ethiopia's 143 stories about harm, carried by 157 outlets. 65 of Oromo's 87 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
75 of its 99 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Yangon accounted for 55 of Myanmar's 75 stories about harm, carried by 187 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (29 stories). Landslides were named in 47 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
87 of its 127 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (81 stories). Poisoning was named in 39 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with drought. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
109 of its 142 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Jammu accounted for 46 of Kashmir's 109 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
187 of its 347 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. 65 of Causeway Bay's 82 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
31 of its 79 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
18 of its 45 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
94 of its 198 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Cairo accounted for 57 of Egypt's 94 stories about harm, carried by 100 outlets.
43 of its 109 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories).
Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (77 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: flooding in Kenya (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Canada (50 of its stories, about three times its usual); cyclone in Brazil (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in China (54 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plague in Australia (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 Jul. 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 32,871 stories about harm among 108,598 counted on 2 Jul.
In Myanmar's news, mentions of landslides ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 30 in every 100 of the day's 108,598 stories, below the usual 33. It was the third day running that the news turned to Ethiopia. On 3 July 2019, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 30 today. Ethiopia stood out: 83% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 48%.
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 30 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 softer 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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