We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
293 of its 402 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Havana accounted for 249 of Cuba's 293 stories about harm, carried by 357 outlets. 198 of Havana's 249 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (229 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
1,180 of its 1,798 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Kuala Lumpur accounted for 874 of Malaysia's 1,180 stories about harm, carried by 586 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,064 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
50 of its 126 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
87 of its 283 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
36 of its 50 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (9 stories). Malaria was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.
1,107 of its 1,413 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. the Naf River accounted for 497 of Bangladesh's 1,107 stories about harm, carried by 276 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
218 of its 735 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (27 stories). Heavy rain was named in 77 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with cyclone and tropical storm.
214 of its 736 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (101 stories). Oil spill was named in 129 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
126 of its 331 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
180 of its 564 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (88 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: oil spill in Greece (129 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Japan (127 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Indonesia (53 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Taiwan (25 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); heavy rain in Vietnam (77 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 50,680 stories about harm among 218,416 counted on 14 Sep.
Reports of vaccination, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. On 14 September 2016, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 23 today. of the day's 218,416 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 26. Cuba stood out: 73% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 60%.
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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