We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
303 of its 472 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Dhaka accounted for 252 of Bangladesh's 303 stories about harm, carried by 173 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (89 stories). Train derailment was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
140 of its 147 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Diffa accounted for 92 of Niger's 140 stories about harm, carried by 101 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
213 of its 1,215 stories (18%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. 84 of Rio de Janeiro's 95 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (58 stories).
708 of its 2,385 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (300 stories). Drought was named in 191 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual.
427 of its 853 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Tehran accounted for 306 of Iran's 427 stories about harm, carried by 226 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
101 of its 183 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (71 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
258 of its 575 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (197 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
35 of its 54 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
297 of its 748 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Natural hazards were named in 73 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (101 stories). Road crashes were named in 33 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flu. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Japan (76 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Indonesia (73 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); drought in North Korea (34 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); chikungunya in India (449 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); drownings in Romania (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 55,526 stories about harm among 278,120 counted on 14 Sep.
Mentions of the drought ran about 10 times their usual in South Africa's news. of the day's 278,120 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. Bangladesh stood out: 64% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 51%.
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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