We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
335 of its 507 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Banjul accounted for 234 of the Gambia's 335 stories about harm, carried by 203 outlets. 203 of Banjul's 234 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (258 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
162 of its 178 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Srebrenica accounted for 150 of Bosnia's 162 stories about harm, carried by 144 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
93 of its 219 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (55 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
61 of its 271 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (49 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
270 of its 330 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Sirte accounted for 175 of Libya's 270 stories about harm, carried by 140 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (121 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
140 of its 457 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (11 stories). Hypothermia was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
70 of its 237 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
70 of its 171 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (31 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
40 of its 135 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories). Avalanche was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
345 of its 708 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (78 stories). Outbreaks were named in 118 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Bangladesh (118 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Philippines (142 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Indonesia (70 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); avalanche in Bulgaria (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Cameroon (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 Dec. 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 48,324 stories about harm among 245,356 counted on 5 Dec.
In Bangladesh's news, mentions of outbreaks ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 245,356 stories, as usual. the Gambia's news was 66% about people being harmed, against a usual 38%.
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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