We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
43 of its 75 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Algiers accounted for 32 of Algeria's 43 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. 32 of Algiers' 32 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories).
125 of its 178 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Kabul accounted for 83 of Afghanistan's 125 stories about harm, carried by 134 outlets. Outbreaks were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
108 of its 195 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (32 stories). Ebola was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with cholera and malaria.
28 of its 73 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%.
22 of its 65 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
36 of its 60 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Sopore accounted for 34 of Kashmir's 68 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
8 of Beita's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
29 of its 67 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 6 of Wan Chai's 8 stories were about protests or strikes.
374 of its 1,007 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (52 stories).
Also named far more than usual: illness in Israel (15 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flooding in Australia (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); rabies in US (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 Jun. 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 11,455 stories about harm among 48,159 counted on 12 Jun.
In Saudi Arabia's news, mentions of Ebola ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 24 in every 100 of the day's 48,159 stories, as usual. On 12 June 2020, a year earlier, the share was 32 in every 100, against 24 today. In Algeria, 57% of the news was about people being harmed, where 32% 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 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 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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