We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
509 of its 608 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Havana accounted for 458 of Cuba's 509 stories about harm, carried by 314 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (415 stories). HIV was named in 149 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
104 of its 251 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Buenos Aires accounted for 98 of Argentina's 104 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
14 of Caracas' 24 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
174 of its 321 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories).
313 of its 614 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Riyadh accounted for 206 of Saudi Arabia's 313 stories about harm, carried by 183 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 10 times the usual rate (190 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
928 of its 1,186 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Kutupalong accounted for 377 of Bangladesh's 928 stories about harm, carried by 370 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (168 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
270 of its 299 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 78%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (43 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
358 of its 1,057 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Volcanic eruption was named in 84 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Cairo accounted for 173 of Egypt's 264 stories about harm, carried by 134 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (93 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (281 stories). Flooding was named in 354 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with cyclone. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: flooding in Philippines (354 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Thailand (61 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Italy (84 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); ebola in Eritrea (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Palestine (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 53,700 stories about harm among 213,499 counted on 12 Sep.
It was the third day running that the news turned to Cuba. of the day's 213,499 news stories, 25 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the Philippines' news mentioned flooding more than ten times as often as usual. On 12 September 2016, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 25 today. In Cuba, 84% of the news was about people being harmed, where 57% is usual.
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 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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