We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
397 of its 531 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Kathmandu accounted for 314 of Nepal's 397 stories about harm, carried by 224 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (121 stories). Avalanche was named in 142 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
130 of its 132 stories (98%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Langa Tabiki accounted for 130 of French Guiana's 130 stories about harm, carried by 155 outlets. 130 of Langa Tabiki's 130 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (130 stories).
389 of its 617 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Kasese accounted for 214 of Uganda's 389 stories about harm, carried by 152 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (341 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
147 of its 307 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Pyongyang accounted for 144 of North Korea's 147 stories about harm, carried by 174 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (132 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
41 of its 96 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 13 of Almaty's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
211 of its 434 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 109 of Kiev's 145 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (144 stories).
62 of its 230 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories). Earthquake was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.
9 of its 21 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. 8 of Paramaribo's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories).
71 of Sao Paulo's 81 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (7 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with food poisoning. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Tajikistan (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hepatitis in United Arab Emirates (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in South Africa (122 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); avalanche in Austria (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Peru (22 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 46,949 stories about harm among 236,760 counted on 28 Nov.
Mentions of the avalanche ran more than ten times their usual in Nepal's news. of the day's 236,760 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Nepal stood out: 75% 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.
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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