We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
71 of its 77 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Ouagadougou accounted for 61 of Burkina Faso's 71 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (58 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's.
80 of its 166 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. 66 of Minsk's 69 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (72 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
1,354 of its 2,985 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (1,179 stories). Road crashes were named in 41 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
145 of its 264 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Kathmandu accounted for 127 of Nepal's 145 stories about harm, carried by 132 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (130 stories).
214 of its 225 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Kaga-Bandoro accounted for 109 of the Central African Republic's 214 stories about harm, carried by 103 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (172 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's.
185 of its 335 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Kigali accounted for 162 of Rwanda's 185 stories about harm, carried by 152 outlets. Rabies was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
Aleppo accounted for 1,005 of Syria's 1,277 stories about harm, carried by 582 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (155 stories). Tornadoes were named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
135 of its 355 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Plague was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
938 of its 2,704 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (492 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
45 of its 117 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (32 stories). Malaria was named in 33 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with cholera, measles and respiratory illness.
Also named far more than usual: malaria in Botswana (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Spain (32 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Armenia (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Tanzania (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Hong Kong (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 57,238 stories about harm among 276,099 counted on 13 Oct.
Botswana's news mentioned the malaria more than ten times as often as usual. 21 in every 100 of the day's 276,099 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. In Burkina Faso, 92% of the news was about people being harmed, where 32% is usual. Abductions were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Nigeria and the US.
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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