We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
199 of its 444 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Maassluis accounted for 173 of the Netherlands' 199 stories about harm, carried by 211 outlets. 160 of Maassluis' 173 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (170 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
662 of its 1,896 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Paris accounted for 589 of France's 662 stories about harm, carried by 643 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (308 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
45 of its 60 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (8 stories). Hunger was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
36 of its 86 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (30 stories).
618 of its 1,142 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Seoul accounted for 594 of South Korea's 618 stories about harm, carried by 458 outlets. 582 of Seoul's 594 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
1,150 of its 1,496 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Bagram accounted for 684 of Afghanistan's 1,150 stories about harm, carried by 803 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (918 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
618 of its 931 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Istanbul accounted for 300 of Türkiye's 618 stories about harm, carried by 249 outlets. 206 of Istanbul's 300 stories were about protests or strikes. Plague was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
176 of its 418 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 51 of Dhaka's 97 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
382 of its 1,195 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (165 stories). Poisoning was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
66 of its 86 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Japan (171 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); bird flu in Austria (55 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); chikungunya in Brazil (63 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in New Zealand (30 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Nigeria (108 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 32,934 stories about harm among 151,320 counted on 12 Nov.
Netherlands stood out: 45% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 15%. Mentions of the tsunami ran about 6 times their usual in Japan's news. of the day's 151,320 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 20.
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 22 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 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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