We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
75 of its 113 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 25 of Yaounde's 25 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (22 stories). HIV was named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
61 of its 78 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Manus Island accounted for 53 of Papua New Guinea's 61 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
2,192 of its 7,722 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (880 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 180 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with plague and snowstorms. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
1,976 of its 4,170 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (1,548 stories). Plane crash was named in 639 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
71 of its 169 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
128 of its 257 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
147 of its 333 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
43 of its 56 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. 23 of Tunis' 30 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
28 of its 97 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
56 of its 126 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: gas explosion in Ghana (21 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); poisoning in Pakistan (82 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Bangladesh (12 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); accidents in Australia (104 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in Canada (30 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 42,605 stories about harm among 188,120 counted on 27 Dec.
The news turned to Cameroon for the third day running. 23 in every 100 of the day's 188,120 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. In Russia's news, mentions of plane crash ran about 5 times their usual. Cameroon stood out: 66% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 32%.
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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