We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
151 of its 269 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Buenos Aires accounted for 117 of Argentina's 151 stories about harm, carried by 103 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (93 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
2,003 of its 3,216 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Riyadh accounted for 1,340 of Saudi Arabia's 2,003 stories about harm, carried by 693 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (1,020 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 227 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with volcanic eruption.
94 of its 146 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Touba accounted for 85 of Senegal's 94 stories about harm, carried by 96 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (82 stories).
113 of its 228 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (73 stories). Cyclone was named in 77 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
210 of its 474 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (20 stories). Road crashes were named in 11 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.
61 of its 88 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
169 of its 218 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Baggari accounted for 126 of Sudan's 169 stories about harm, carried by 133 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (145 stories).
351 of its 731 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (253 stories). Typhoon was named in 271 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
23 of its 56 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 7%. 10 of Tallinn's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories).
61 of its 88 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Landslides were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Vietnam (271 of its stories, about three times its usual); tropical storm in Bermuda (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); building collapse in Mexico (55 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); rabies in Albania (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Morocco (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 46,573 stories about harm among 194,564 counted on 6 Nov.
In Argentina, 56% of the news was about people being harmed, where 22% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 24 in every 100 of the day's 194,564 stories, above the usual 23. People injured were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Japan. A year earlier, on 6 November 2016, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 24 today.
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 24 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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