We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
99 of its 128 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Agua Zarca accounted for 81 of Honduras' 99 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets. 81 of Agua Zarca's 81 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 10 times the usual rate (96 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
61 of its 77 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (48 stories). Accidents were named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
344 of its 657 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Cairo accounted for 274 of Egypt's 344 stories about harm, carried by 215 outlets. Road crashes were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
35 of its 39 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
250 of its 369 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Phnom Penh accounted for 172 of Cambodia's 250 stories about harm, carried by 170 outlets. 151 of Phnom Penh's 172 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
613 of its 1,522 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (382 stories). Accidents were named in 50 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
45 of its 65 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Ebola was named in 35 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
80 of its 96 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Niamey accounted for 65 of Niger's 80 stories about harm, carried by 11 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).
1,787 of its 3,453 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (236 stories). Hepatitis was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with polio, whooping cough and hypothermia.
302 of its 361 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Malaria was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: ebola in Côte d’Ivoire (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Kenya (77 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Micronesia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Sri Lanka (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in South Korea (47 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 53,858 stories about harm among 265,071 counted on 9 Sep.
In Côte d’Ivoire's news, mentions of Ebola ran more than ten times their usual. Honduras stood out: 77% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 45%. 20 in every 100 of the day's 265,071 news stories were about people being harmed, below 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 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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