We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
317 of its 492 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Havana accounted for 232 of Cuba's 317 stories about harm, carried by 215 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (49 stories). Tropical storm was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with cyclone, tuberculosis and food poisoning. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
440 of its 657 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Jakarta accounted for 392 of Indonesia's 440 stories about harm, carried by 299 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (345 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
68 of its 122 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Manama accounted for 57 of Bahrain's 68 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
812 of its 1,307 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 281 of Kisumu's 401 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (218 stories).
155 of its 332 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Gucht accounted for 146 of Belgium's 155 stories about harm, carried by 104 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (117 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
81 of its 95 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Bangassou accounted for 56 of the Central African Republic's 81 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (68 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
498 of its 738 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (303 stories). Power cuts were named in 262 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.
117 of its 151 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
275 of its 994 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 123 of Seoul's 245 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (83 stories).
141 of its 304 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 97 of Beirut's 110 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: power cuts in Bangladesh (262 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in El Salvador (26 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hunger in Côte d’Ivoire (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Syria (118 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Italy (38 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 42,322 stories about harm among 203,736 counted on 27 Oct.
Mentions of power cuts ran more than ten times their usual in Bangladesh's news. of the day's 203,736 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 23. On 27 October 2016, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 21 today. Cuba's news was 64% about people being harmed, against a usual 48%.
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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