Mediagazer: Study comparing causes of death in US with Google searches and NYT/Guardian coverage finds that terrorism and homicide are vastly overrepresented in the media (Hannah Ritchie/Our World in Data)

12:40 PM ET, May 31, 2019

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Hannah Ritchie / Our World in Data:

Study comparing causes of death in US with Google searches and NYT/Guardian coverage finds that terrorism and homicide are vastly overrepresented in the media — Our World in Data presents the empirical evidence on global development in entries dedicated to specific topics.

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