We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
1,062 of its 1,330 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Kutupalong accounted for 436 of Bangladesh's 1,062 stories about harm, carried by 276 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (46 stories). Dengue was named in 39 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with malaria.
Khan Sheikhoun accounted for 410 of Syria's 746 stories about harm, carried by 308 outlets. 227 of Khan Sheikhoun's 410 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (50 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
274 of its 544 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Budapest accounted for 203 of Hungary's 274 stories about harm, carried by 126 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (250 stories).
150 of its 241 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories). Power cuts were named in 42 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
158 of its 221 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Hunger was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
128 of its 167 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Kidal accounted for 80 of Mali's 128 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about three times as warm as the world's.
232 of its 388 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (31 stories). Earthquake was named in 33 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
81 of its 106 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. 6 of Dapaong's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (13 stories).
374 of its 803 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (175 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
306 of its 605 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: malaria in Italy (44 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); gas explosion in Ethiopia (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tuberculosis in Maldives (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Haiti (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in Puerto Rico (33 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 50,919 stories about harm among 220,059 counted on 6 Sep.
Help and hope: reports of aid and relief ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. On 6 September 2016, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 23 today. Bangladesh stood out: 80% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 55%. 23 in every 100 of the day's 220,059 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 25.
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 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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