We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
435 of its 878 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Bangkok accounted for 343 of Thailand's 435 stories about harm, carried by 378 outlets. 274 of Bangkok's 343 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (235 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
101 of its 105 stories (96%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Bangui accounted for 81 of the Central African Republic's 101 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (80 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
1,730 of its 1,989 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. les Cayes accounted for 929 of Haiti's 1,730 stories about harm, carried by 748 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (22 stories). Bridge collapse was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
59 of its 82 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Bratislava accounted for 48 of Slovakia's 59 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (16 stories).
115 of its 248 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 61 of Lusaka's 69 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (77 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
64 of its 98 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Tunis accounted for 60 of Tunisia's 64 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (61 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
152 of its 425 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (58 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with meningitis. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
1,030 of its 2,010 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. 286 of Ashdod's 404 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (373 stories). Plane crash was named in 31 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Aleppo accounted for 1,385 of Syria's 1,991 stories about harm, carried by 808 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate (148 stories). Ebola was named in 50 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with malaria. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
303 of its 666 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 181 of Warsaw's 190 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: typhoon in South Korea (223 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Bangladesh (74 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Finland (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); rabies in Myanmar (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in New Zealand (40 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 63,623 stories about harm among 285,167 counted on 6 Oct.
Evacuations were reported at about 5 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Haiti. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 285,167 stories, as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Thailand. In Thailand, 50% of the news was about people being harmed, where 38% 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 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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