We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
77 of its 111 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Abidjan accounted for 50 of Côte d’Ivoire's 77 stories about harm, carried by 49 outlets. 48 of Abidjan's 50 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (22 stories).
56 of its 105 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Quito accounted for 46 of Ecuador's 56 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (50 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
46 of its 80 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Landslides were named in 17 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.
61 of its 102 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Haemorrhagic fever was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.
617 of its 1,993 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 131 of Middelburg's 199 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (143 stories). Tornadoes were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.
805 of its 1,772 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Athens accounted for 682 of Greece's 805 stories about harm, carried by 515 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (499 stories).
150 of its 470 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
32 of its 44 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
78 of its 126 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (51 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
243 of its 683 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (152 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Central African Republic (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hypothermia in Libya (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Morocco (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); malaria in Burundi (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Vietnam (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 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 55,649 stories about harm among 279,006 counted on 16 Nov.
Côte d’Ivoire's news was 69% about people being harmed, against a usual 24%. of the day's 279,006 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Nicaragua's news mentioned landslides more than ten times as often as usual.
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 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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