We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
80 of its 147 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Zagreb accounted for 68 of Croatia's 80 stories about harm, carried by 65 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (73 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
178 of its 226 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. 85 of Addis Ababa's 86 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (94 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
67 of its 84 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories). Drownings were named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
207 of its 534 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (159 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
2,179 of its 2,961 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (305 stories). Accidents were named in 93 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
103 of its 295 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 36 of Coata's 62 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
198 of its 736 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 44 of Sao Paulo's 48 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (37 stories). Natural hazards were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
102 of its 181 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Lilongwe accounted for 75 of Malawi's 102 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. 71 of Lilongwe's 75 stories were about protests or strikes.
164 of its 190 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Nuer accounted for 118 of South Sudan's 164 stories about harm, carried by 141 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
372 of its 973 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (47 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Armenia (41 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); typhoon in Vietnam (105 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); typhoon in Philippines (253 of its stories, about three times its usual); flu in Norway (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Bangladesh (84 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 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 56,523 stories about harm among 282,012 counted on 18 Oct.
No day had a lower share of stories about people being harmed since 14 September 2016. Croatia stood out: 54% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 12%. Mentions of the earthquake ran about 6 times their usual in Armenia's news. of the day's 282,012 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 22.
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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