We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
570 of its 686 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (222 stories). Cholera was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
345 of its 639 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. 88 of Istanbul's 105 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (81 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.
24 of its 48 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (21 stories). Landslides were named in 22 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
179 of its 544 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (57 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
45 of its 67 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Dakar accounted for 41 of Senegal's 45 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. 38 of Dakar's 41 stories were about protests or strikes.
306 of its 643 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Mecca accounted for 188 of Saudi Arabia's 306 stories about harm, carried by 185 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (203 stories).
99 of its 286 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Drought was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
134 of its 387 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (36 stories). Train derailment was named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
27,181 of its 79,998 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (672 stories). Cyclone was named in 657 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with hypothermia.
32 of its 145 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (22 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Montenegro (30 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Yemen (51 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Bulgaria (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Brazil (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Georgia (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 Aug. 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 54,390 stories about harm among 216,255 counted on 30 Aug.
Reports of volunteers, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. 25 in every 100 of the day's 216,255 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 24. In Montenegro's news, mentions of wildfires ran more than ten times their usual. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Syria. On 30 August 2016, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 25 today.
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 25 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 much softer than 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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