We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
574 of its 667 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Bishoftu accounted for 327 of Ethiopia's 574 stories about harm, carried by 320 outlets. 314 of Bishoftu's 327 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (64 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
1,122 of its 1,218 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. les Cayes accounted for 670 of Haiti's 1,122 stories about harm, carried by 626 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (553 stories). Cyclone was named in 43 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with power cuts.
204 of its 297 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Rabat accounted for 177 of Morocco's 204 stories about harm, carried by 131 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (132 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
921 of its 3,382 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Malaria was named in 300 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hunger. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
285 of its 615 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 229 of Warsaw's 231 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
238 of its 328 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Sirte accounted for 172 of Libya's 238 stories about harm, carried by 155 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Aleppo accounted for 1,144 of Syria's 1,650 stories about harm, carried by 771 outlets. 603 of Aleppo's 1,144 stories were about protests or strikes. Meningitis was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
188 of its 359 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 10 times the usual rate (17 stories). Storm surge was named in 34 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.
118 of its 257 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Storm surge was named in 39 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
1,477 of its 2,142 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (50 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: malaria in Sweden (88 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Grenada (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storm surge in Bahamas (39 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tuberculosis in Brazil (65 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hypothermia in Portugal (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 52,015 stories about harm among 249,884 counted on 3 Oct.
In Sweden's news, mentions of the malaria ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 249,884 stories, below the usual 22. It was the second day running that the news turned to Ethiopia. In Ethiopia, 86% of the news was about people being harmed, where 47% is 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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