We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
277 of its 321 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (57 stories). Hurricane was named in 259 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with landslides. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
964 of its 1,027 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Niamey accounted for 588 of Niger's 964 stories about harm, carried by 748 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (853 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
106 of its 115 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Balaka accounted for 63 of the Central African Republic's 106 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. HIV was named in 82 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's.
469 of its 945 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 154 of Jerusalem's 266 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (154 stories).
89 of its 108 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Nampula accounted for 80 of Mozambique's 89 stories about harm, carried by 84 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (81 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
83 of its 107 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Tunis accounted for 76 of Tunisia's 83 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
313 of its 473 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Kabul accounted for 224 of Afghanistan's 313 stories about harm, carried by 198 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (54 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
862 of its 1,600 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (311 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
15 of its 26 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
24 of its 58 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 11 of Tashkent's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).
Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Honduras (23 of its stories, about three times its usual); natural hazards in Portugal (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storm surge in Dominica (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); food poisoning in Zimbabwe (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); malaria in Kenya (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 47,412 stories about harm among 208,185 counted on 5 Oct.
Nicaragua stood out: 86% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 22%. Mentions of the hurricane ran about 4 times their usual in Nicaragua's news. On 5 October 2016, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 23 today. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 208,185 stories, below 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 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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