We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
127 of its 172 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Budapest accounted for 124 of Hungary's 127 stories about harm, carried by 173 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (121 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
518 of its 1,022 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Seoul accounted for 424 of South Korea's 518 stories about harm, carried by 314 outlets. 391 of Seoul's 424 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (347 stories).
917 of its 1,217 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (586 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
93 of its 178 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Volcanic eruption was named in 78 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
173 of its 302 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Jakarta accounted for 129 of Indonesia's 173 stories about harm, carried by 204 outlets. 85 of Jakarta's 129 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (29 stories).
51 of its 68 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. 32 of Khartoum's 34 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
33 of its 55 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
1,466 of its 5,398 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (55 stories). Wildfires were named in 276 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drought, whooping cough and food poisoning.
699 of its 1,734 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (72 stories). Malaria was named in 55 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with outbreaks and tsunami.
519 of its 2,280 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of abductions ran at about 10 times the usual rate (26 stories). Oil spill was named in 31 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with plague, drought and hunger.
Also named far more than usual: flooding in Brazil (30 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Nicaragua (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in South Sudan (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Australia (276 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); gas explosion in Russia (45 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 30,592 stories about harm among 139,124 counted on 6 Nov.
Denmark's news mentioned volcanic eruption more than ten times as often as usual. 22 in every 100 of the day's 139,124 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. In Hungary, 74% of the news was about people being harmed, where 28% is usual. This week the news turned most often to Chile, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.
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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