We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
77 of its 101 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Oromo accounted for 33 of Ethiopia's 77 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets. 25 of Oromo's 33 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
65 of its 104 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Pyongyang accounted for 38 of North Korea's 65 stories about harm, carried by 55 outlets. Outbreaks were named in 31 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with hunger. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
35 of its 52 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Yangon accounted for 25 of Myanmar's 35 stories about harm, carried by 65 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (24 stories).
Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (52 stories). Accidents were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
59 of its 104 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Copenhagen accounted for 47 of Denmark's 59 stories about harm, carried by 83 outlets. 32 of Copenhagen's 47 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories).
123 of its 218 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Riyadh accounted for 76 of Saudi Arabia's 123 stories about harm, carried by 193 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
127 of its 239 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. 25 of Hong Kong's 38 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
51 of its 93 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (44 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (72 stories). Accidents were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
61 of its 118 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories).
Also named far more than usual: flooding in Bangladesh (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); accidents in Pakistan (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 26,710 stories about harm among 87,714 counted on 3 Jul.
The news turned to Ethiopia for the fourth day running. 30 in every 100 of the day's 87,714 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 33. In North Korea's news, mentions of outbreaks ran about three times their usual. A year earlier, on 4 July 2019, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 30 today. Ethiopia's news was 76% about people being harmed, against a usual 50%.
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 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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