We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
25 of its 28 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Mbabane accounted for 22 of Eswatini's 25 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. 21 of Mbabane's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
40 of its 42 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. the Windward Islands accounted for 30 of Guadeloupe's 40 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets. Tropical storm was named in 40 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hurricane, flooding and cyclone.
91 of its 276 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Baghdad accounted for 48 of Iraq's 86 stories about harm, carried by 96 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
170 of its 457 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 68 of Ejura's 72 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
107 of its 223 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 32 of Istanbul's 50 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories).
636 of its 1,876 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (58 stories). Wildfires were named in 133 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with heatwave.
58 of its 91 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. 20 of Ramallah's 31 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
53 of its 85 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories).
22 of its 51 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Tropical storm was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hurricane.
Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Barbados (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Canada (133 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Philippines (58 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in China (49 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in UK (66 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 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 20,597 stories about harm among 93,099 counted on 1 Jul.
The news turned to Eswatini for the third day running. 22 in every 100 of the day's 93,099 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Guadeloupe's news, mentions of tropical storm ran more than ten times their usual. Eswatini stood out: 89% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 42%. A year earlier, on 1 July 2020, 30 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today. Over June, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 33 in June 2020.
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 22 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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