We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
88 of its 113 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Darfur accounted for 61 of Sudan's 88 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. 53 of Darfur's 61 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (47 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
209 of its 533 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (89 stories). Malaria was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
1,883 of its 2,847 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Mexico City accounted for 1,408 of Mexico's 1,883 stories about harm, carried by 1,039 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (1,189 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
333 of its 693 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Jerusalem accounted for 218 of Israel's 333 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (55 stories).
61 of its 101 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 18 of Bamenda's 27 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
529 of its 1,274 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Barcelona accounted for 374 of Spain's 529 stories about harm, carried by 280 outlets. 291 of Barcelona's 374 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (374 stories).
721 of its 1,215 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (309 stories). Drownings were named in 103 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tropical storm, storm surge and power cuts.
90 of its 197 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (60 stories). Avalanche was named in 35 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
140 of its 416 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (64 stories). Measles was named in 55 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
19 of its 37 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 15 of Boke's 15 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories).
Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Indonesia (121 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); measles in Greece (55 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Nepal (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Somalia (15 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hiv in Latvia (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 41,415 stories about harm among 187,060 counted on 22 Sep.
Of the day's 187,060 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 26. Sudan stood out: 78% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 59%. A year earlier, on 22 September 2016, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as 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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