We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
472 of its 493 stories (96%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 311 of Haiti's 472 stories about harm, carried by 304 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Storm surge was named in 394 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain.
621 of its 713 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. 308 of Bishoftu's 311 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (569 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
66 of its 70 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. el Mozote accounted for 59 of el Salvador's 66 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (63 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
403 of its 967 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (365 stories). Gas explosion was named in 53 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
653 of its 896 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (172 stories). Heavy rain was named in 112 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
121 of its 322 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 34 of Ha Tinh's 36 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (59 stories). Plane crash was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
220 of its 564 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (44 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 44 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
620 of its 1,400 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (86 stories). Plague was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
173 of its 244 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (30 stories). Storm surge was named in 31 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
99 of its 186 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (57 stories). Hypothermia was named in 90 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Also named far more than usual: hypothermia in Portugal (90 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in North Korea (56 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tuberculosis in Brazil (60 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Thailand (32 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Mexico (44 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 Oct. 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 31,944 stories about harm among 140,375 counted on 2 Oct.
Haiti's news was 96% about people being harmed, against a usual 38%. of the day's 140,375 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. This week the news turned most often to el Salvador, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.
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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