We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
160 of its 181 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Bluefields accounted for 90 of Nicaragua's 160 stories about harm, carried by 139 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (52 stories). Hurricane was named in 159 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with cyclone.
307 of its 569 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Bogota accounted for 226 of Colombia's 307 stories about harm, carried by 271 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (119 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
376 of its 545 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
82 of its 120 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Tirana accounted for 72 of Albania's 82 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
298 of its 445 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Panama City accounted for 271 of Panama's 298 stories about harm, carried by 306 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (231 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
187 of its 224 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Sanaa accounted for 86 of Yemen's 187 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. Volcanic eruption was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
59 of its 89 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Quito accounted for 47 of Ecuador's 59 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (53 stories).
53 of its 93 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Hurricane was named in 40 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
78 of its 151 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (25 stories). HIV was named in 40 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
810 of its 2,701 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (421 stories). Ebola was named in 71 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Costa Rica (40 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hiv in Malawi (40 of its stories, about three times its usual); bridge collapse in Cuba (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Spain (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Bangladesh (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 54,350 stories about harm among 274,842 counted on 23 Nov.
In Nicaragua, 88% of the news was about people being harmed, where 28% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 274,842 stories, as usual. Mentions of the hurricane ran about three times their usual in Nicaragua'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 20 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 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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