We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
381 of its 598 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Minsk accounted for 321 of Belarus' 381 stories about harm, carried by 462 outlets. 292 of Minsk's 321 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (134 stories). Landslides were named in 40 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
91 of its 100 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Niamey accounted for 72 of Niger's 91 stories about harm, carried by 167 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (86 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
126 of its 252 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Taipei accounted for 100 of Taiwan's 126 stories about harm, carried by 167 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (48 stories). Tropical storm was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
134 of its 168 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Kabul accounted for 89 of Afghanistan's 134 stories about harm, carried by 110 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
174 of its 313 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. 25 of Ho Man Tin's 38 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (82 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
Beirut accounted for 894 of Lebanon's 921 stories about harm, carried by 1,112 outlets. 471 of Beirut's 894 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (151 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
23 of its 36 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. 16 of Casbah's 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).
25 of its 45 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Landslides were named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
31 of Harare's 59 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (16 stories). Storms were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Indonesia (71 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in North Korea (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in South Korea (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Yemen (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plague in Italy (19 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 Aug. 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 26,292 stories about harm among 91,170 counted on 10 Aug.
In Indonesia's news, mentions of volcanic eruption ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 29 in every 100 of the day's 91,170 stories, below the usual 30. On 11 August 2019, a year earlier, the share was 26 in every 100, against 29 today. In Belarus, 64% of the news was about people being harmed, where 41% is usual.
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 29 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 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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