We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
251 of its 297 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Rukla accounted for 143 of Lithuania's 251 stories about harm, carried by 128 outlets. 140 of Rukla's 143 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (249 stories).
130 of its 137 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Sarajevo accounted for 127 of Bosnia's 130 stories about harm, carried by 105 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (83 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
111 of its 186 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Tirana accounted for 88 of Albania's 111 stories about harm, carried by 74 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (101 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
506 of its 1,333 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (174 stories). Heavy rain was named in 143 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
125 of its 343 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (103 stories). Landslides were named in 99 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
765 of its 1,003 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Kunduz accounted for 375 of Afghanistan's 765 stories about harm, carried by 405 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
257 of its 349 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Manama accounted for 225 of Bahrain's 257 stories about harm, carried by 255 outlets. 202 of Manama's 225 stories were about protests or strikes.
145 of its 309 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (116 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
39 of its 112 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 4 of Zagreb's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories).
1,641 of its 6,815 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (1,054 stories). Avalanche was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
Also named far more than usual: landslides in Norway (99 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in South Africa (101 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); bird flu in Austria (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Pakistan (135 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Jamaica (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 48,704 stories about harm among 250,075 counted on 11 Nov.
In Lithuania, 85% of the news was about people being harmed, where 17% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 250,075 stories, as usual. Mentions of landslides ran more than ten times their usual in Norway's news.
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 19 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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