We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
105 of its 158 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Helsinki accounted for 98 of Finland's 105 stories about harm, carried by 99 outlets. 95 of Helsinki's 98 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
196 of its 590 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). Plague was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
232 of its 258 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (207 stories). Heatwave was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts.
851 of its 976 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (114 stories). 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.
106 of its 130 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Tunis accounted for 105 of Tunisia's 106 stories about harm, carried by 132 outlets. 104 of Tunis' 105 stories were about protests or strikes. Drought was named in 104 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
59 of its 63 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Bujumbura accounted for 52 of Burundi's 59 stories about harm, carried by 76 outlets. 51 of Bujumbura's 52 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
196 of its 322 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Kampala accounted for 172 of Uganda's 196 stories about harm, carried by 212 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (118 stories).
252 of its 409 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
118 of its 133 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Khartoum accounted for 92 of Sudan's 118 stories about harm, carried by 110 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (48 stories).
29 of its 95 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: drought in Tunisia (104 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tornadoes in Bermuda (55 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Austria (38 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Denmark (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in South Korea (10 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 35,665 stories about harm among 153,484 counted on 24 Sep.
In Finland, 66% of the news was about people being harmed, where 17% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 153,484 stories, above the usual 22. Mentions of the drought ran more than ten times their usual in Tunisia's news. On the side of help, reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate.
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 harsher 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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