We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
348 of its 915 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (53 stories). Flooding was named in 68 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with heavy rain, landslides and typhoon. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
80 of its 125 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Baghdad accounted for 61 of Iraq's 80 stories about harm, carried by 120 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 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.
37 of its 60 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. 12 of Oromo's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
34 of its 41 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Djibo accounted for 26 of Burkina Faso's 34 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
17 of its 19 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Srebrenica accounted for 15 of Bosnia's 17 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
265 of its 443 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (37 stories). Flu was named in 115 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with hiv.
172 of its 250 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Flooding was named in 39 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
42 of its 80 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Rabies was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
93 of its 254 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Jammu accounted for 51 of Kashmir's 103 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: flu in Brazil (115 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Bangladesh (39 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); illness in Denmark (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); measles in Sri Lanka (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); rabies in Cambodia (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 33,649 stories about harm among 111,082 counted on 8 Jul.
Of the day's 111,082 news stories, 30 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 32. On 9 July 2019, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 30 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 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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