We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
54 of its 125 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (43 stories). Drownings were named in 30 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with extreme cold. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
147 of its 394 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Buenos Aires accounted for 136 of Argentina's 147 stories about harm, carried by 119 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (138 stories). Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
309 of its 535 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (235 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
493 of its 1,264 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 248 of Madrid's 266 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (77 stories).
77 of its 159 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (51 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
971 of its 1,700 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Riyadh accounted for 631 of Saudi Arabia's 971 stories about harm, carried by 431 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
528 of its 1,164 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Pyongyang accounted for 455 of North Korea's 528 stories about harm, carried by 411 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (109 stories).
Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). House fires were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
130 of Islamabad's 173 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (79 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
16 of Bamenda's 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: drought in Nepal (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Colombia (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Haiti (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in Philippines (96 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); hunger in Uganda (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 42,652 stories about harm among 222,738 counted on 8 Nov.
It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 11 May 2017. Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Pakistan. Latvia's news mentioned drownings about 7 times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 222,738 news stories 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 19 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 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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