We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
196 of its 229 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Libreville accounted for 176 of Gabon's 196 stories about harm, carried by 147 outlets. 99 of Libreville's 176 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (168 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
146 of its 220 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Cartagena accounted for 98 of Colombia's 146 stories about harm, carried by 93 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (89 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
83 of its 195 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (72 stories). Hunger was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with drought, typhoon and building collapse.
648 of its 875 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Tashkent accounted for 367 of Uzbekistan's 648 stories about harm, carried by 379 outlets. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
585 of its 942 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Dhaka accounted for 357 of Bangladesh's 585 stories about harm, carried by 223 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (97 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
75 of Damascus' 124 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (46 stories). Hunger was named in 47 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with meningitis. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
1,596 of its 2,418 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,183 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
25 of its 28 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
124 of its 243 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 94 of Caracas' 99 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (21 stories).
246 of its 395 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (74 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: dengue in Malaysia (73 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); polio in Nigeria (194 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); tropical storm in Jersey (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Puerto Rico (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Nepal (20 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 35,160 stories about harm among 147,974 counted on 3 Sep.
In Malaysia's news, mentions of the dengue ran more than ten times their usual. the news turned to Gabon for the second day running. Gabon's news was 86% about people being harmed, against a usual 41%. of the day's 147,974 news stories, 24 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 22.
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 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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