We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
835 of its 1,349 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Jakarta accounted for 693 of Indonesia's 835 stories about harm, carried by 527 outlets. 513 of Jakarta's 693 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (263 stories). Storms were named in 148 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
545 of its 763 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Amman accounted for 349 of Jordan's 545 stories about harm, carried by 407 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (224 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Juba accounted for 99 of South Sudan's 133 stories about harm, carried by 129 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (96 stories). Hunger was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
197 of its 453 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (102 stories). Tsunami was named in 150 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with earthquake.
112 of its 166 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Skopje accounted for 106 of North Macedonia's 112 stories about harm, carried by 103 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (107 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
65 of its 129 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. 54 of Orasje's 55 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (59 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
946 of its 1,166 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Aleppo accounted for 666 of Syria's 946 stories about harm, carried by 446 outlets. Poisoning was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
2,116 of its 2,901 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. 546 of Anadolu's 765 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (1,584 stories).
227 of its 512 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Warsaw accounted for 198 of Poland's 227 stories about harm, carried by 171 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
634 of its 1,829 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 410 of Seoul's 524 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (53 stories).
Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Thailand (80 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Haiti (48 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Cambodia (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Vietnam (18 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); road crashes in Nepal (14 of its stories, about 10 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 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 53,767 stories about harm among 271,112 counted on 4 Nov.
Mentions of the tsunami ran more than ten times their usual in Chile's news. of the day's 271,112 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. the news turned to Indonesia for the second day running. Indonesia's news was 62% about people being harmed, against a usual 35%.
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 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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