We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
371 of its 720 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Ha Tinh accounted for 225 of Vietnam's 371 stories about harm, carried by 185 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (172 stories). Storms were named in 151 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides, drownings and tropical storm. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
4,831 of its 12,780 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. London accounted for 3,761 of the UK's 4,831 stories about harm, carried by 1,901 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (2,390 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
26 of its 36 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (25 stories). Wildfires were named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
87 of its 125 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (25 stories). Cholera was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Idlib accounted for 261 of Syria's 532 stories about harm, carried by 200 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (82 stories). Natural hazards were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
213 of its 294 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 9 times the usual rate (17 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
182 of its 349 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Doha accounted for 156 of Qatar's 182 stories about harm, carried by 105 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
305 of its 804 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (214 stories). Landslides were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
22 of its 37 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 7 of Boke's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).
47 of its 66 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Dengue was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Bermuda (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); oil spill in Greece (29 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); haemorrhagic fever in Peru (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); building collapse in Cuba (38 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Niger (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 43,532 stories about harm among 178,511 counted on 15 Sep.
People falling ill were reported at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and India. of the day's 178,511 news stories, 24 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 26. Vietnam's news mentioned storms more than ten times as often as usual. Vietnam's news was 52% about people being harmed, against a usual 20%. On 15 September 2016, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 24 today.
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 about as 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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