We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
248 of its 391 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Bali accounted for 181 of Indonesia's 248 stories about harm, carried by 190 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (185 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
146 of its 231 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Budapest accounted for 126 of Hungary's 146 stories about harm, carried by 130 outlets. 116 of Budapest's 126 stories were about protests or strikes. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
464 of its 1,247 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (153 stories). Building collapse was named in 28 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
188 of its 326 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Stockholm accounted for 151 of Sweden's 188 stories about harm, carried by 162 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (130 stories).
486 of its 659 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (271 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
168 of its 201 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. 76 of Bishoftu's 76 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (56 stories).
1,084 of its 2,133 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (72 stories). Landslides were named in 225 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with power cuts, cyclone and storm surge.
331 of its 919 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 141 of Johannesburg's 186 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (140 stories).
187 of its 415 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Kuwait City accounted for 174 of Kuwait's 187 stories about harm, carried by 195 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (173 stories).
63 of its 170 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: landslides in Philippines (225 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); drought in Zimbabwe (33 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cholera in Argentina (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); overdoses in Ghana (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Poland (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 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 31,116 stories about harm among 140,034 counted on 16 Oct.
Indonesia stood out: 63% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 32%. 22 in every 100 of the day's 140,034 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual.
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 22 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 harsher 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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