We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
162 of its 311 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Vienna accounted for 120 of Austria's 162 stories about harm, carried by 103 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
165 of its 210 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (160 stories). Ebola was named in 88 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
99 of its 137 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Kigali accounted for 72 of Rwanda's 99 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets. 39 of Kigali's 72 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).
135 of its 377 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (68 stories). Outbreaks were named in 36 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
328 of its 477 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Havana accounted for 306 of Cuba's 328 stories about harm, carried by 261 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (285 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
41 of its 109 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (29 stories). Extreme cold was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
94 of its 289 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 19 of Mong Kok's 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
92 of its 127 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Mogadishu accounted for 79 of Somalia's 92 stories about harm, carried by 95 outlets. Hunger was named in 33 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
473 of its 1,934 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (255 stories). Typhoon was named in 61 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with drought. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
448 of its 955 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 245 of Nairobi's 269 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (338 stories).
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in South Korea (98 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); hurricane in Ireland (102 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Somalia (33 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); extreme cold in Antarctica (16 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); typhoon in Japan (61 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 45,486 stories about harm among 204,215 counted on 13 Oct.
In Austria, 52% of the news was about people being harmed, where 16% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 204,215 stories, below the usual 23. Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. In Madagascar's news, mentions of Ebola ran more than ten times their usual. On 13 October 2016, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 22 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 softer 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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