We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
204 of its 250 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Manus Island accounted for 108 of Papua New Guinea's 204 stories about harm, carried by 113 outlets. 69 of Manus Island's 108 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (132 stories). Drownings were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
142 of its 177 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Juba accounted for 114 of South Sudan's 142 stories about harm, carried by 129 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
162 of its 199 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Sanaa accounted for 86 of Yemen's 162 stories about harm, carried by 73 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (59 stories). Diphtheria was named in 29 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
51 of its 193 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (29 stories). Flooding was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storms and dengue. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
21 of its 36 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 13 of Conakry's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
182 of its 383 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (66 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
76 of its 97 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
851 of its 3,133 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (11 stories). Gas explosion was named in 28 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with building collapse.
30 of its 67 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Cholera was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
689 of its 2,266 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (252 stories). Drought was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with heatwave and drownings.
Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Iran (107 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Netherlands (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Chad (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in China (42 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); measles in Bangladesh (18 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 39,955 stories about harm among 208,577 counted on 10 Nov.
Iran's news mentioned volcanic eruption more than ten times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 208,577 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. In Papua New Guinea, 82% of the news was about people being harmed, where 55% is usual. A year earlier, on 10 November 2016, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.
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 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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