We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
204 of its 307 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 64 of Bamenda's 64 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (96 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
562 of its 1,383 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Pyongyang accounted for 499 of North Korea's 562 stories about harm, carried by 362 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (154 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
572 of its 687 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Damascus accounted for 274 of Syria's 572 stories about harm, carried by 203 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (113 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
63 of its 114 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Larnaca accounted for 57 of Cyprus' 63 stories about harm, carried by 67 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (55 stories).
104 of its 136 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Drownings were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
1,571 of its 3,766 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 423 of Barcelona's 685 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,290 stories).
912 of its 2,099 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (719 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
1,318 of its 1,571 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Mandalay accounted for 1,257 of Myanmar's 1,318 stories about harm, carried by 1,240 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,032 stories).
37 of its 75 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
130 of its 234 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (55 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: helicopter crash in Vietnam (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in United Arab Emirates (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Norway (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); extreme cold in Belgium (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Thailand (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 Oct. 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 49,756 stories about harm among 177,113 counted on 2 Oct.
Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Spain. Mentions of helicopter crash ran more than ten times their usual in Vietnam's news. For the second day running, the news turned to Cameroon. Stories about people being harmed made up 28 in every 100 of the day's 177,113 stories, above the usual 24.
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 much 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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