We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
268 of its 384 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Juba accounted for 213 of South Sudan's 268 stories about harm, carried by 259 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (90 stories). Train derailment was named in 31 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
121 of its 196 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Almaty accounted for 114 of Kazakhstan's 121 stories about harm, carried by 137 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (113 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about 4 times its own usual.
145 of its 152 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Tahoua accounted for 111 of Niger's 145 stories about harm, carried by 117 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (138 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
213 of its 428 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. 143 of Caracas' 165 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (146 stories). Train derailment was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
18 of its 59 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 14 of Riga's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 stories). Earthquake was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.
667 of its 1,080 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people affected ran at about 10 times the usual rate (322 stories). Heavy rain was named in 101 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with storms.
17 of its 29 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (16 stories). Drought was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
47 of its 102 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Road crashes were named in 28 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
84 of its 201 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
308 of its 933 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (69 stories). Chikungunya was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Also named far more than usual: gas explosion in China (293 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); road crashes in Zambia (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Romania (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Latvia (14 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); hunger in Myanmar (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 Nov. 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 55,424 stories about harm among 289,093 counted on 2 Nov.
Of the day's 289,093 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 21.
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 about as 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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