We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
257 of its 492 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Kiev accounted for 119 of Ukraine's 257 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (133 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Aleppo accounted for 866 of Syria's 2,241 stories about harm, carried by 568 outlets. 543 of Aleppo's 866 stories were about protests or strikes. Cholera was named in 82 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
145 of its 420 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (25 stories). Hurricane was named in 32 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with tropical storm, storm surge and landslides.
165 of its 387 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (89 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
Paris accounted for 724 of France's 1,012 stories about harm, carried by 799 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (191 stories). Food poisoning was named in 202 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
185 of its 357 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 44 of Havana's 47 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (101 stories).
72 of its 170 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (60 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
167 of its 322 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (61 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
224 of its 614 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Danube accounted for 204 of Romania's 224 stories about harm, carried by 162 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (167 stories).
299 of its 879 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (156 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: accidents in Libya (69 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in France (202 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); chikungunya in India (388 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tuberculosis in Singapore (34 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Japan (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 55,868 stories about harm among 276,678 counted on 13 Sep.
Reports of people falling ill ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and the Philippines. Mentions of food poisoning ran more than ten times their usual in France's news. In Ukraine, 52% of the news was about people being harmed, where 29% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 276,678 stories, below the usual 22.
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 20 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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