We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
388 of its 457 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Kasese accounted for 217 of Uganda's 388 stories about harm, carried by 214 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (367 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
845 of its 1,454 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Jerusalem accounted for 527 of Israel's 845 stories about harm, carried by 349 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (18 stories). Wildfires were named in 253 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with power cuts.
2,578 of its 5,001 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (603 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
82 of its 263 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (43 stories). Flu was named in 63 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with bird flu. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
268 of its 409 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Jakarta accounted for 155 of Indonesia's 268 stories about harm, carried by 161 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (193 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
36 of its 42 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Dengue was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
46 of its 82 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Baku accounted for 44 of Azerbaijan's 46 stories about harm, carried by 5 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (43 stories).
127 of its 139 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (120 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
40 of its 54 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
69 of its 130 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: hiv in South Africa (179 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in Taiwan (34 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); poisoning in Türkiye (79 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Seychelles (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in China (34 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 31,186 stories about harm among 136,374 counted on 27 Nov.
Reports of aid and relief, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Uganda's news was 85% about people being harmed, against a usual 30%. People displaced were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Syria and Myanmar. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 136,374 stories, above the usual 20. This week the news turned most often to Israel, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 2 of them.
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 23 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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