We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
273 of its 335 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Manus Island accounted for 257 of Papua New Guinea's 273 stories about harm, carried by 290 outlets. 184 of Manus Island's 257 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (231 stories). Power cuts were named in 166 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
105 of its 181 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Asmara accounted for 102 of Eritrea's 105 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (66 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
216 of its 249 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Sanaa accounted for 116 of Yemen's 216 stories about harm, carried by 102 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (136 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
55 of its 71 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (27 stories). Drought was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
133 of its 153 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Tunis accounted for 119 of Tunisia's 133 stories about harm, carried by 102 outlets. 70 of Tunis' 119 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
343 of its 400 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 42 of Tashkent's 77 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (146 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
141 of its 303 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 56 of Lima's 92 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (39 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
278 of its 574 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (203 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
119 of its 206 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Manama accounted for 87 of Bahrain's 119 stories about harm, carried by 82 outlets. 68 of Manama's 87 stories were about protests or strikes.
255 of its 505 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (73 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Thailand (104 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Pakistan (170 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in South Korea (28 of its stories, about three times its usual); landslides in Philippines (60 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); hepatitis in Brazil (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 Nov. 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 54,061 stories about harm among 228,388 counted on 1 Nov.
Papua New Guinea's news mentioned power cuts more than ten times as often as usual. 24 in every 100 of the day's 228,388 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Papua New Guinea. On 1 November 2016, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 24 today. Papua New Guinea's news was 81% about people being harmed, against a usual 45%. Over October, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 in October 2016.
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 much 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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