We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
53 of its 147 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories). Tsunami was named in 37 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
150 of its 418 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 35 of Soweto's 60 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (61 stories).
65 of its 123 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Havana accounted for 26 of Cuba's 65 stories about harm, carried by 55 outlets. Illness was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Drought was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
70 of its 249 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Moscow accounted for 104 of Russia's 158 stories about harm, carried by 125 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Beirut accounted for 36 of Lebanon's 61 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
15 of its 22 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Heatwave was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
16 of its 35 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).
40 of its 164 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (6 stories).
Also named far more than usual: heatwave in Antarctica (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Japan (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); tropical storm in US (163 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Canada (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); cyclone in India (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 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 13,256 stories about harm among 76,147 counted on 16 Jun.
In Indonesia's news, mentions of the tsunami ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 76,147 stories, as usual. Indonesia's news was 36% about people being harmed, against a usual 23%.
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 17 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 much 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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