We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
332 of its 900 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 153 of Bonn's 183 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (119 stories). Heatwave was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
686 of its 827 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (26 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
124 of its 300 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (7 stories). Storms were named in 97 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.
73 of its 89 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
52 of its 52 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Bangui accounted for 50 of the Central African Republic's 52 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (49 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
422 of its 852 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (189 stories). Power cuts were named in 46 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
165 of its 280 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Warsaw accounted for 157 of Poland's 165 stories about harm, carried by 160 outlets. 92 of Warsaw's 157 stories were about protests or strikes.
50 of its 67 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Phnom Penh accounted for 46 of Cambodia's 50 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. 46 of Phnom Penh's 46 stories were about protests or strikes.
24 of its 34 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (24 stories). Natural hazards were named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
153 of its 156 stories (98%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Tongo Tongo accounted for 77 of Niger's 153 stories about harm, carried by 129 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories).
Also named far more than usual: natural hazards in Botswana (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Fiji (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); power cuts in Iran (46 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in North Korea (18 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); poisoning in China (20 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 22,811 stories about harm among 104,701 counted on 12 Nov.
In the Netherlands' news, mentions of storms ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 104,701 stories, as usual. Germany's news was 37% about people being harmed, against a usual 20%. A year earlier, on 12 November 2016, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as 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 22 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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