We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
1,033 of its 2,123 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Seoul accounted for 771 of South Korea's 1,033 stories about harm, carried by 601 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (481 stories). Hunger was named in 33 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
357 of its 649 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Jakarta accounted for 304 of Indonesia's 357 stories about harm, carried by 203 outlets. 222 of Jakarta's 304 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (43 stories).
272 of its 313 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Tropical storm was named in 102 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with power cuts.
34 of its 49 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (13 stories).
644 of its 845 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. 99 of Teknaf's 148 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (401 stories). Hunger was named in 110 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.
309 of its 473 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). Heatwave was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
71 of its 186 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 60 of Santiago's 63 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (46 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
191 of its 208 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. 6 of Bujumbura's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
1,295 of its 3,594 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
139 of its 171 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. 32 of Yangon's 49 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 8 times the usual rate (59 stories).
Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Bahamas (61 of its stories, about three times its usual); volcanic eruption in Nicaragua (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Switzerland (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Japan (42 of its stories, about three times its usual); cyclone in Latvia (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 Sep. 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 34,078 stories about harm among 137,004 counted on 4 Sep.
In South Korea, 49% of the news was about people being harmed, where 16% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 25 in every 100 of the day's 137,004 stories, as usual. Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate. Refugees were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Bangladesh and Sweden. A year earlier, on 4 September 2016, 24 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, 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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