We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
863 of its 1,217 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Jakarta accounted for 724 of Indonesia's 863 stories about harm, carried by 715 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (711 stories). Building collapse was named in 65 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
284 of its 498 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Gucht accounted for 268 of Belgium's 284 stories about harm, carried by 274 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (250 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
246 of its 433 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Kiev accounted for 177 of Ukraine's 246 stories about harm, carried by 200 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (166 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
1,050 of its 1,875 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 589 of Kisumu's 660 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (233 stories). Power cuts were named in 375 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
355 of its 646 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (240 stories). Train derailment was named in 130 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
128 of its 188 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Aitape accounted for 98 of Papua New Guinea's 128 stories about harm, carried by 219 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (83 stories). Drownings were named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
43 of its 126 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 30 of Reykjavik's 36 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories). Poisoning was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
94 of its 182 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 45 of Addis Ababa's 48 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
175 of its 325 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
106 of its 165 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (81 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: train derailment in Finland (130 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); bird flu in Armenia (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Equatorial Guinea (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Iceland (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Netherlands (23 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 47,232 stories about harm among 229,532 counted on 26 Oct.
Kenya's news mentioned power cuts more than ten times as often as usual. People falling ill were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Finland. In Indonesia, 71% of the news was about people being harmed, where 38% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 229,532 stories, below the usual 23.
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 21 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 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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