We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
3,089 of its 3,872 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Chiapas accounted for 1,283 of Mexico's 3,089 stories about harm, carried by 1,076 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (389 stories). Building collapse was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
658 of its 830 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (236 stories). Avalanche was named in 40 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
68 of its 141 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Minsk accounted for 67 of Belarus' 68 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets. 63 of Minsk's 67 stories were about protests or strikes. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Drownings were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
96 of its 103 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 79%. Bangui accounted for 62 of the Central African Republic's 96 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (87 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
161 of its 218 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (59 stories). Tropical storm was named in 34 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with cyclone.
94 of its 134 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (32 stories). Landslides were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
114 of its 165 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 stories). Road crashes were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
49 of its 111 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Drownings were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
31 of its 85 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 4 of Manama's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (21 stories).
Also named far more than usual: extreme cold in Antarctica (19 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); rabies in Czechia (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Niger (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Cuba (34 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); drownings in Barbados (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 53,820 stories about harm among 204,377 counted on 8 Sep.
Mexico stood out: 80% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 27%. 26 in every 100 of the day's 204,377 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 25. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Lebanon. Antarctica's news mentioned extreme cold about 5 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 8 September 2016, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 26 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 26 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 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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