We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
933 of its 1,025 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Raqqa accounted for 662 of Syria's 933 stories about harm, carried by 567 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (79 stories). Polio was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with measles. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
47 of its 56 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. 10 of Ambohitsara's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Ebola was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with malaria and hiv. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
375 of its 452 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Kabul accounted for 207 of Afghanistan's 375 stories about harm, carried by 218 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate (111 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
373 of its 430 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Abidjan accounted for 372 of Côte d’Ivoire's 373 stories about harm, carried by 291 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (104 stories).
514 of its 558 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Mogadishu accounted for 484 of Somalia's 514 stories about harm, carried by 424 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (314 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
674 of its 1,375 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (95 stories). Power cuts were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
268 of its 530 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (46 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
39 of its 46 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
108 of its 291 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 32 of Warsaw's 59 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (39 stories).
1,241 of its 3,521 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (303 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Russia (76 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in US (2518 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); earthquake in South Korea (26 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); landslides in Armenia (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); polio in Yemen (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 28,862 stories about harm among 113,001 counted on 14 Oct.
Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about 5 times the usual rate. 26 in every 100 of the day's 113,001 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 23. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about Canada and the US. Russia's news mentioned wildfires more than ten times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 14 October 2016, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 26 today.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Countries with at least 50 stories that day.
Stories, not people.
Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 26 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.
Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 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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