We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
1,634 of its 2,107 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. 500 of Bogota's 631 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (305 stories). Extreme cold was named in 281 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with plague. Its coverage was about three times as warm as the world's.
1,794 of its 1,996 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. les Cayes accounted for 960 of Haiti's 1,794 stories about harm, carried by 880 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (424 stories). Ebola was named in 39 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with building collapse. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
64 of its 106 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Kuwait City accounted for 52 of Kuwait's 64 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
437 of its 1,263 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of refugees ran at about 10 times the usual rate (25 stories). Earthquake was named in 99 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides and overdoses. 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.
298 of its 403 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. 64 of Addis Ababa's 67 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (84 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Aleppo accounted for 1,221 of Syria's 1,635 stories about harm, carried by 674 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (209 stories). Malaria was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tuberculosis. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
37 of its 64 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
142 of its 154 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Bujumbura accounted for 104 of Burundi's 142 stories about harm, carried by 99 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (136 stories).
232 of its 263 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (202 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
63 of its 103 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Bisha accounted for 62 of Eritrea's 63 stories about harm, carried by 82 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (60 stories).
Also named far more than usual: accidents in Sweden (145 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Netherlands (46 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Sri Lanka (23 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); earthquake in Czechia (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in New Zealand (41 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 61,288 stories about harm among 263,762 counted on 7 Oct.
Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Haiti. 23 in every 100 of the day's 263,762 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 22. In the Netherlands' news, mentions of road crashes ran more than ten times their usual. Colombia stood out: 78% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 55%.
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 23 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 much 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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