We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
23 of its 27 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Hunger was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with diphtheria, measles and outbreaks. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
203 of its 614 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (47 stories). Flooding was named in 77 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.
39 of Abuja's 75 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (43 stories). Drownings were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
15 of its 16 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
26 of its 56 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
18 of its 20 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
15 of its 36 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 3 of Port of Buchanan's 3 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).
Gaza accounted for 35 of Palestine's 51 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
75 of its 184 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Outbreaks were named in 36 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
Train derailment was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Singapore (36 of its stories, about three times its usual); tropical storm in Philippines (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in US (92 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in UK (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 31 May. 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 14,471 stories about harm among 59,147 counted on 31 May.
In Haiti, 85% of the news was about people being harmed, where 40% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 24 in every 100 of the day's 59,147 stories, as usual. On 31 May 2020, a year earlier, the share was 38 in every 100, against 24 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 24 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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