We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
159 of its 224 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Cabinda accounted for 125 of Angola's 159 stories about harm, carried by 118 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (152 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
271 of its 374 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Kathmandu accounted for 224 of Nepal's 271 stories about harm, carried by 238 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (186 stories). Landslides were named in 124 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
97 of its 151 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Tirana accounted for 95 of Albania's 97 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (92 stories).
120 of its 283 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
788 of its 1,367 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Cartagena accounted for 597 of Colombia's 788 stories about harm, carried by 443 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (144 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
586 of its 804 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (336 stories). Landslides were named in 324 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with drownings.
456 of its 513 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (65 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
218 of its 384 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Budapest accounted for 183 of Hungary's 218 stories about harm, carried by 143 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (39 stories).
143 of its 400 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (106 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
25 of its 60 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (19 stories). House fires were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Also named far more than usual: landslides in Taiwan (324 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); chikungunya in Suriname (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Vietnam (42 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); house fires in Guam (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Indonesia (44 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 59,445 stories about harm among 280,874 counted on 27 Sep.
In Angola, 71% of the news was about people being harmed, where 21% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 280,874 stories, as usual.
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 about as 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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