We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
62 of its 81 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Conakry accounted for 59 of Guinea's 62 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. 59 of Conakry's 59 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (58 stories). Ebola was named in 58 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
220 of its 240 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (204 stories). Chikungunya was named in 63 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
746 of its 824 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (49 stories). Measles was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
644 of its 1,377 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (476 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.
347 of its 516 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 125 of Lima's 136 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (79 stories). Landslides were named in 105 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with avalanche. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
350 of its 639 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Vienna accounted for 229 of Austria's 350 stories about harm, carried by 184 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (270 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's.
180 of its 351 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 95 of Lusaka's 105 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (133 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
1,777 of its 3,042 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. 533 of Islamabad's 1,018 stories were about protests or strikes. Hunger was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
108 of its 204 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (27 stories). Road crashes were named in 29 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
70 of its 82 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Kinshasa accounted for 49 of the DR Congo's 70 stories about harm, carried by 174 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (51 stories).
Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Guatemala (41 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Spain (53 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in Peru (105 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Ethiopia (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Cuba (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 Aug. 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 60,621 stories about harm among 273,895 counted on 16 Aug.
In Guinea, 77% of the news was about people being harmed, where 21% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 273,895 stories, as usual. Help and hope: reports of aid and relief ran at about twice the usual rate. In Guinea's news, mentions of Ebola ran about 4 times their usual.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Countries with at least 50 stories that day.
Stories, not people.
The day's biggest events: attacks, accidents and disasters, people displaced, protests, outbreaks. Bigger dot: more stories. Ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported it and how clearly it was about one thing, the same way for every place and year; the news data does not say who attacked whom, so both sides of a war appear where the news put them. Click a dot for its 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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