We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
1,367 of its 1,594 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Halabja accounted for 878 of Iraq's 1,367 stories about harm, carried by 814 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (989 stories). Building collapse was named in 255 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
294 of its 502 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Warsaw accounted for 228 of Poland's 294 stories about harm, carried by 192 outlets. 117 of Warsaw's 228 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).
39 of its 47 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories). Outbreaks were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
86 of its 125 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Lorengau accounted for 77 of Papua New Guinea's 86 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. Power cuts were named in 39 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
2,126 of its 2,676 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,019 stories). Building collapse was named in 162 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
190 of its 333 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (31 stories). Power cuts were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
114 of its 129 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (82 stories). Train derailment was named in 48 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
221 of its 268 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. 68 of Sanaa's 92 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
17 of its 23 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 15 of Ouagadougou's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories).
120 of its 175 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Bamako accounted for 92 of Mali's 120 stories about harm, carried by 142 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: train derailment in Congo (48 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Germany (98 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); drought in Ethiopia (16 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); malaria in Rwanda (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Kenya (18 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 42,173 stories about harm among 196,438 counted on 13 Nov.
Congo's news mentioned train derailment more than ten times as often as usual. 21 in every 100 of the day's 196,438 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On the side of help, reports of aid and relief ran at about twice the usual rate. the news turned to Iraq for the second day running. Iraq's news was 86% about people being harmed, against a usual 45%.
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 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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