We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
903 of its 1,053 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Kabul accounted for 667 of Afghanistan's 903 stories about harm, carried by 402 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (31 stories). Drought was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
229 of its 281 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. 21 of Mangrove Bay's 34 stories were about protests or strikes. Storm surge was named in 40 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (67 stories). Hurricane was named in 60 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
165 of its 372 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate (24 stories).
66 of its 76 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Ouagadougou accounted for 60 of Burkina Faso's 66 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (59 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's.
153 of its 307 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Kigali accounted for 133 of Rwanda's 153 stories about harm, carried by 110 outlets. Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
734 of its 2,648 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (216 stories). Tornadoes were named in 57 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
229 of its 332 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Natural hazards were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
847 of its 3,349 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). HIV was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
Sanaa accounted for 251 of Yemen's 381 stories about harm, carried by 163 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in Romania (44 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Sierra Leone (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Niger (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in Brazil (24 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); wildfires in Bangladesh (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 57,096 stories about harm among 271,153 counted on 12 Oct.
In Romania's news, mentions of heavy rain ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 271,153 stories, below the usual 22. Afghanistan's news was 86% about people being harmed, against a usual 63%.
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 21 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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