We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
250 of its 323 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Bundibugyo accounted for 181 of Uganda's 250 stories about harm, carried by 291 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Haemorrhagic fever was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
22 of its 34 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. la Paz accounted for 21 of Bolivia's 22 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. 16 of la Paz's 21 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories).
31 of its 63 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Damascus accounted for 26 of Syria's 31 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
34 of its 41 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Vaavu Atoll accounted for 23 of the Maldives' 34 stories about harm, carried by 30 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories).
81 of its 88 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of refugees ran at about 8 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
49 of its 50 stories (98%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Ituri accounted for 29 of the DR Congo's 49 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
90 of its 253 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 46 of Nairobi's 57 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories).
370 of its 659 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
44 of its 155 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
22 of Gwangju's 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (23 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: flooding in China (26 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); gas explosion in Germany (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); diphtheria in Australia (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in US (122 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in UK (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 14,546 stories about harm among 80,168 counted on 19 May.
It was the fourth day running that the news turned to Uganda. of the day's 80,168 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of vaccination, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Mentions of flooding ran about 7 times their usual in China's news. In Uganda, 77% of the news was about people being harmed, where 34% 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 18 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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