We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
390 of its 572 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Havana accounted for 248 of Cuba's 390 stories about harm, carried by 675 outlets. 238 of Havana's 248 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (59 stories). Power cuts were named in 62 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
48 of its 144 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories). Flu was named in 12 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.
57 of its 144 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
526 of its 1,172 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 109 of Kwazulu's 188 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (218 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
54 of its 84 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Baghdad accounted for 32 of Iraq's 54 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
14 of its 16 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. 7 of Tillaberi's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
22 of its 40 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. 16 of Tbilisi's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (100 stories). Landslides were named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
120 of its 224 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Bangkok accounted for 86 of Thailand's 120 stories about harm, carried by 129 outlets.
Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in France (27 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); power cuts in Pakistan (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in India (19 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hunger in US (43 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 17,322 stories about harm among 75,759 counted on 12 Jul.
In Cuba's news, mentions of power cuts ran about 8 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 75,759 stories, as usual. On 12 July 2020, a year earlier, the share was 33 in every 100, against 23 today. In Cuba, 68% of the news was about people being harmed, where 48% 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 23 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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