We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
145 of its 161 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Ouagadougou accounted for 135 of Burkina Faso's 145 stories about harm, carried by 144 outlets. 119 of Ouagadougou's 135 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (122 stories). Dengue was named in 141 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with meningitis. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
488 of its 545 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Bluefields accounted for 291 of Nicaragua's 488 stories about harm, carried by 346 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (192 stories). Earthquake was named in 85 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with storm surge and tsunami.
66 of its 74 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (24 stories). Poisoning was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
129 of its 247 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Malaria was named in 64 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hiv and tuberculosis. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
508 of its 773 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Bogota accounted for 414 of Colombia's 508 stories about harm, carried by 273 outlets. 308 of Bogota's 414 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (363 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
1,496 of its 5,347 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (539 stories). Building collapse was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
59 of its 114 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. 17 of Bamenda's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
295 of its 430 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. the Panama Canal accounted for 279 of Panama's 295 stories about harm, carried by 269 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (271 stories).
156 of its 306 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. 83 of Sofia's 101 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories).
202 of its 291 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Earthquake was named in 191 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami and hurricane.
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in El Salvador (191 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Costa Rica (40 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in Israel (371 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); bird flu in Guinea (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Peru (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 44,969 stories about harm among 217,115 counted on 24 Nov.
Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Israel and Panama. 21 in every 100 of the day's 217,115 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In el Salvador's news, mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual. Burkina Faso stood out: 90% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 31%.
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 21 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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