We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
29 of its 54 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. 16 of Tunis' 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
131 of its 226 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (109 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
65 of its 108 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Tirana accounted for 56 of Albania's 65 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Power cuts were named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
27 of its 30 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
39 of its 129 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Drought was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Raqqa accounted for 235 of Syria's 715 stories about harm, carried by 325 outlets. 134 of Raqqa's 235 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (53 stories). Hepatitis was named in 41 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
12 of its 15 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Landslides were named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain.
36 of its 67 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Pak Beng accounted for 36 of Laos' 36 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets.
9 of its 13 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (9 stories).
Also named far more than usual: train derailment in UK (595 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Senegal (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in St Vincent (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Mexico (38 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hepatitis in Afghanistan (41 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 47,800 stories about harm among 294,450 counted on 9 Nov.
The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest in all 314 days held. Mentions of train derailment ran more than ten times their usual in the UK's news. of the day's 294,450 news stories, 16 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. Tunisia stood out: 54% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 40%.
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 16 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 much softer 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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