We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
54 of its 77 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Managua accounted for 45 of Nicaragua's 54 stories about harm, carried by 46 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (36 stories). Earthquake was named in 45 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
385 of its 461 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Darfur accounted for 344 of Sudan's 385 stories about harm, carried by 384 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (145 stories). Poisoning was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
97 of its 158 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Tbilisi accounted for 93 of Georgia's 97 stories about harm, carried by 118 outlets. 90 of Tbilisi's 93 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
10 of its 33 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
2,325 of its 3,617 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (55 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
4,055 of its 11,594 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (205 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
245 of its 488 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (35 stories). Outbreaks were named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
100 of its 135 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Bridgetown accounted for 79 of Barbados' 100 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets.
72 of its 99 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (71 stories).
283 of its 552 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: typhoon in China (490 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Indonesia (60 of its stories, about three times its usual); hunger in Nigeria (167 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drought in Ethiopia (15 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); outbreaks in Burundi (10 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 60,740 stories about harm among 281,408 counted on 29 Sep.
Nicaragua's news was 70% about people being harmed, against a usual 21%. of the day's 281,408 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of volunteers, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. It was the second day running that the news turned to Nicaragua. In China's news, mentions of the typhoon ran about 5 times their usual.
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 22 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 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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