We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
70 of its 88 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Bamako accounted for 47 of Mali's 70 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. 38 of Bamako's 47 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
33 of its 79 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Buenos Aires accounted for 32 of Argentina's 33 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (26 stories). Outbreaks were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
38 of its 68 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Landslides were named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
52 of its 133 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
79 of its 172 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (42 stories). Illness was named in 56 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
44 of its 96 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 15 of Manama's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
75 of its 159 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
119 of its 288 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Warsaw accounted for 101 of Poland's 119 stories about harm, carried by 199 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
221 of its 466 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Jerusalem accounted for 120 of Israel's 221 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets.
23 of its 56 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).
Also named far more than usual: illness in Bahamas (56 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Ethiopia (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); accidents in Mexico (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); cyclone in Philippines (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in China (25 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 28,792 stories about harm among 93,889 counted on 13 Jul.
It was the third day running that the news turned to Mali. of the day's 93,889 news stories, 31 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. On 14 July 2019, a year earlier, the share was 27 in every 100, against 31 today. Mali's news was 80% about people being harmed, against a usual 60%.
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 31 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 about as 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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