We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
1,060 of its 1,283 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. 153 of Golan Heights' 275 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (89 stories). Building collapse was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
408 of its 607 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Tehran accounted for 271 of Iran's 408 stories about harm, carried by 219 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (182 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
36 of its 106 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
107 of its 154 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Manus Island accounted for 95 of Papua New Guinea's 107 stories about harm, carried by 115 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories).
1,106 of its 2,072 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Madrid accounted for 781 of Spain's 1,106 stories about harm, carried by 464 outlets. 687 of Madrid's 781 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (954 stories).
230 of its 338 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Valletta accounted for 148 of Malta's 230 stories about harm, carried by 128 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (121 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
119 of its 147 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Sheikh Abdullah accounted for 86 of Yemen's 119 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets. 83 of Sheikh Abdullah's 86 stories were about protests or strikes. Tsunami was named in 82 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
584 of its 792 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (68 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
69 of its 103 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Skopje accounted for 59 of North Macedonia's 69 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (52 stories).
295 of its 1,138 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (58 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Yemen (82 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Japan (93 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); extreme cold in Jersey (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Botswana (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); bird flu in Tanzania (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 45,894 stories about harm among 220,315 counted on 3 Nov.
On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. On 3 November 2016, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 21 today. 21 in every 100 of the day's 220,315 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 23. In Syria, 83% of the news was about people being harmed, where 73% is usual.
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 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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