We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
117 of its 130 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Manaro accounted for 116 of Vanuatu's 117 stories about harm, carried by 109 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
895 of its 1,519 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Jerusalem accounted for 702 of Israel's 895 stories about harm, carried by 477 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (398 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
204 of its 547 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (34 stories). Flooding was named in 66 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with train derailment. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
87 of its 154 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (37 stories). Drought was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hunger.
290 of its 564 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Cairo accounted for 205 of Egypt's 290 stories about harm, carried by 163 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (144 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
118 of its 165 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
630 of its 1,022 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (202 stories). Earthquake was named in 317 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
36 of its 90 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
609 of its 1,198 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (105 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (25 stories). Food poisoning was named in 52 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Indonesia (317 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in Fiji (32 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); cholera in Bangladesh (69 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Somalia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in North Korea (52 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 41,847 stories about harm among 197,325 counted on 26 Sep.
Vanuatu stood out: 90% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 32%. 21 in every 100 of the day's 197,325 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 25. In Indonesia's news, mentions of the earthquake ran about 4 times their usual. On 26 September 2016, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 21 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 harsher 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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