We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
331 of its 527 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Taipei accounted for 204 of Taiwan's 331 stories about harm, carried by 182 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (272 stories). Drownings were named in 33 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
50 of its 74 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories). Chikungunya was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.
103 of its 197 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
108 of its 182 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 100 of Haiti's 108 stories about harm, carried by 105 outlets. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
94 of its 99 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. the Windward Islands accounted for 78 of Guadeloupe's 94 stories about harm, carried by 97 outlets. Power cuts were named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.
82 of its 153 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Chisinau accounted for 75 of Moldova's 82 stories about harm, carried by 86 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
2,700 of its 4,890 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.
187 of its 464 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 79 of Lima's 144 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (59 stories).
211 of its 316 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Tripoli accounted for 147 of Libya's 211 stories about harm, carried by 176 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (151 stories).
359 of its 788 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 115 of Bangkok's 221 stories were about protests or strikes. Dengue was named in 35 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with hunger and meningitis.
Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Indonesia (365 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tuberculosis in Kenya (96 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); gas explosion in China (121 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Guadeloupe (21 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); poisoning in Austria (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 60,330 stories about harm among 287,517 counted on 28 Sep.
Taiwan stood out: 63% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 27%. 21 in every 100 of the day's 287,517 news stories were about people being harmed, 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 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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