We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
404 of its 796 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Kuala Lumpur accounted for 310 of Malaysia's 404 stories about harm, carried by 211 outlets. 236 of Kuala Lumpur's 310 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Hurricane was named in 39 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
73 of its 107 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Yangon accounted for 56 of Myanmar's 73 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (29 stories). Outbreaks were named in 32 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with dengue. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
91 of its 178 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (77 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 77 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.
98 of its 128 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Phnom Penh accounted for 89 of Cambodia's 98 stories about harm, carried by 169 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (41 stories).
133 of its 183 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Rukamba accounted for 82 of Rwanda's 133 stories about harm, carried by 101 outlets. Plane crash was named in 86 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
3,614 of its 8,635 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,590 stories). Accidents were named in 781 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
320 of its 1,016 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (95 stories). House fires were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
53 of its 87 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Tunis accounted for 47 of Tunisia's 53 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. 47 of Tunis' 47 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Aleppo accounted for 862 of Syria's 974 stories about harm, carried by 650 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (165 stories). Poisoning was named in 46 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with cholera. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
330 of its 506 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. 120 of Jakarta's 132 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (162 stories).
Also named far more than usual: plane crash in Rwanda (86 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); accidents in India (781 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); bird flu in Germany (50 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Greece (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in UK (118 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 20 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 31,364 stories about harm among 139,961 counted on 20 Nov.
In Tanzania's news, mentions of tuberculosis ran more than ten times their usual. the news turned to Malaysia for the second day running. Malaysia's news was 51% about people being harmed, against a usual 22%. of the day's 139,961 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.
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 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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