We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
200 of its 298 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Banjul accounted for 155 of the Gambia's 200 stories about harm, carried by 152 outlets. 136 of Banjul's 155 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (142 stories). Drought was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with ebola. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
460 of its 732 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (40 stories). Earthquake was named in 346 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
115 of its 195 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Minsk accounted for 100 of Belarus' 115 stories about harm, carried by 116 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (110 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
134 of its 263 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Prague accounted for 119 of the Czechia's 134 stories about harm, carried by 95 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
240 of its 428 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 114 of Szeged's 116 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (190 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
216 of its 250 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Sikasso accounted for 187 of Mali's 216 stories about harm, carried by 158 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (157 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
23 of its 62 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 6 of Pacote's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).
135 of its 228 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Jammu accounted for 124 of Kashmir's 135 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories).
730 of its 2,300 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (115 stories). Dengue was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with polio and norovirus.
132 of its 307 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (82 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: landslides in Haiti (84 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in United Arab Emirates (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Libya (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Costa Rica (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Palestine (31 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 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 57,381 stories about harm among 283,916 counted on 30 Nov.
Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada. 20 in every 100 of the day's 283,916 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Poland's news, mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual. the news turned to the Gambia for the second day running. the Gambia's news was 67% about people being harmed, against a usual 28%.
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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