We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
139 of its 163 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. la Ceiba accounted for 80 of Honduras' 139 stories about harm, carried by 87 outlets. 80 of la Ceiba's 80 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (132 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
436 of its 795 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (340 stories). Landslides were named in 156 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
224 of its 282 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 stories). Drownings were named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
272 of its 366 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Manus Island accounted for 258 of Papua New Guinea's 272 stories about harm, carried by 282 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (36 stories).
1,173 of its 2,071 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 328 of Jerusalem's 601 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (605 stories). Drought was named in 95 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with train derailment. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
464 of its 886 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Brussels accounted for 454 of Belgium's 464 stories about harm, carried by 289 outlets. 302 of Brussels' 454 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (332 stories).
Ghouta accounted for 387 of Syria's 565 stories about harm, carried by 339 outlets. 217 of Ghouta's 387 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (66 stories). Hunger was named in 98 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with measles and polio.
63 of its 83 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
105 of its 270 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
125 of its 410 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (45 stories). Hunger was named in 95 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Also named far more than usual: hunger in Jordan (95 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in New Caledonia (55 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Uganda (51 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tsunami in Indonesia (49 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Finland (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 31 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 47,631 stories about harm among 222,118 counted on 31 Oct.
In Jordan's news, mentions of the hunger ran more than ten times their usual. Honduras stood out: 85% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 30%. On 31 October 2016, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 21 today. of the day's 222,118 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, 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 harsher 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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