We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
98 of its 112 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Minsk accounted for 90 of Belarus' 98 stories about harm, carried by 96 outlets. 90 of Minsk's 90 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (95 stories). Its coverage was about 5 times as fearful as the world's.
294 of its 487 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (139 stories). Power cuts were named in 36 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
132 of its 433 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (72 stories). Dengue was named in 31 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
113 of its 157 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Bucharest accounted for 90 of Romania's 113 stories about harm, carried by 101 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (104 stories).
441 of its 488 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 77%. Sanaa accounted for 331 of Yemen's 441 stories about harm, carried by 200 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
1,402 of its 2,352 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. 282 of Islamabad's 554 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (218 stories). Tsunami was named in 30 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts and poisoning.
230 of its 237 stories (97%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Bambari accounted for 152 of the Central African Republic's 230 stories about harm, carried by 197 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
146 of its 264 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Kathmandu accounted for 129 of Nepal's 146 stories about harm, carried by 146 outlets. Earthquake was named in 120 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
172 of its 197 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (101 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
346 of its 1,689 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (132 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Nepal (120 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storm surge in Haiti (71 of its stories, about three times its usual); house fires in Spain (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Kuwait (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Iceland (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 31,874 stories about harm among 151,442 counted on 29 Oct.
Belarus' news was 88% about people being harmed, against a usual 13%. of the day's 151,442 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Nepal's news mentioned the earthquake about 4 times as often as usual.
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 much 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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