We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
71 of its 97 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Manus Island accounted for 59 of Papua New Guinea's 71 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. 33 of Manus Island's 59 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (16 stories). Drownings were named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
41 of its 148 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (28 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with overdoses. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
220 of its 292 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Manama accounted for 128 of Bahrain's 220 stories about harm, carried by 95 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
144 of its 280 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Athens accounted for 112 of Greece's 144 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (54 stories).
361 of its 828 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 202 of Barcelona's 216 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (298 stories). Flooding was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
47 of its 83 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. 25 of Bamenda's 27 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
92 of its 179 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
25 of its 27 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
55 of its 67 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
78 of its 89 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Tongo Tongo accounted for 60 of Niger's 78 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 8 times the usual rate (5 stories).
Also named far more than usual: measles in Bangladesh (31 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Germany (30 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Iran (14 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); outbreaks in Ghana (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); plague in Vietnam (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 23,457 stories about harm among 117,092 counted on 11 Nov.
Mentions of helicopter crash ran more than ten times their usual in Jordan's news. For the second day running, the news turned to Papua New Guinea. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 117,092 stories, below the usual 22. Papua New Guinea's news was 73% about people being harmed, against a usual 58%.
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 about as 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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