We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
408 of its 495 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Libreville accounted for 366 of Gabon's 408 stories about harm, carried by 255 outlets. 318 of Libreville's 366 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
166 of its 303 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Budapest accounted for 153 of Hungary's 166 stories about harm, carried by 170 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (138 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
594 of its 842 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Ramallah accounted for 422 of Palestine's 594 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (244 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
62 of its 133 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (45 stories). Natural hazards were named in 41 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
317 of its 538 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Caracas accounted for 277 of Venezuela's 317 stories about harm, carried by 222 outlets. 258 of Caracas' 277 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (181 stories).
76 of its 78 stories (97%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Bissau accounted for 76 of Guinea-Bissau's 76 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.
65 of its 68 stories (96%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate (64 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
39 of its 59 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.
180 of its 338 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (75 stories). Heavy rain was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
886 of its 1,205 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (214 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: hunger in Haiti (78 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tuberculosis in Mozambique (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Kenya (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Congo (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storm surge in US (1884 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 Sep. 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 55,292 stories about harm among 256,199 counted on 2 Sep.
Mentions of the hunger ran more than ten times their usual in Haiti's news. of the day's 256,199 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Gabon stood out: 82% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 35%.
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 22 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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