We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
105 of its 108 stories (97%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Bangui accounted for 89 of the Central African Republic's 105 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. 83 of Bangui's 89 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (55 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
392 of its 765 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Wan Chai accounted for 335 of Hong Kong's 392 stories about harm, carried by 283 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (277 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
44 of its 65 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Ouagadougou accounted for 43 of Burkina Faso's 44 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
622 of its 769 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Valletta accounted for 390 of Malta's 622 stories about harm, carried by 470 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (602 stories).
362 of its 733 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Athens accounted for 287 of Greece's 362 stories about harm, carried by 187 outlets. 254 of Athens' 287 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (284 stories).
307 of its 763 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 227 of Caracas' 241 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Landslides were named in 99 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
1,066 of its 1,324 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Aleppo accounted for 743 of Syria's 1,066 stories about harm, carried by 499 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
83 of its 85 stories (98%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (83 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
82 of its 310 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (71 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.
16 of its 61 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (16 stories). Natural hazards were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Mexico (97 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); landslides in Venezuela (99 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Malawi (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Luxembourg (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Laos (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 51,683 stories about harm among 248,221 counted on 24 Oct.
In Mexico's news, mentions of the hurricane ran about 8 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 248,221 stories, as usual. the Central African Republic's news was 97% 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 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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