We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
167 of its 189 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Bujumbura accounted for 76 of Burundi's 167 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets. 59 of Bujumbura's 76 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (151 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
678 of its 2,551 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Tornadoes were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with typhoon. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
200 of its 318 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (96 stories). Landslides were named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with heavy rain.
218 of its 431 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of abductions ran at about 8 times the usual rate (133 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
183 of its 631 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 84 of Athens' 111 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (85 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
374 of its 594 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. 92 of Qaim's 111 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Power cuts were named in 91 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
26 of its 66 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 3 of Mabunda's 3 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (17 stories). Drought was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
677 of its 1,436 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 377 of Madrid's 439 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (530 stories).
1,102 of its 1,924 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Riyadh accounted for 822 of Saudi Arabia's 1,102 stories about harm, carried by 465 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (38 stories).
179 of its 382 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (51 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: hunger in Yemen (249 of its stories, about three times its usual); drought in Uganda (61 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Mozambique (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Iraq (91 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Zambia (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 45,157 stories about harm among 228,280 counted on 9 Nov.
In Yemen's news, mentions of the hunger ran about three times their usual. On 9 November 2016, a year earlier, the share was 16 in every 100, against 20 today. 20 in every 100 of the day's 228,280 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. In Burundi, 88% of the news was about people being harmed, where 53% is usual.
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 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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