We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
230 of its 312 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Tripoli accounted for 105 of Libya's 230 stories about harm, carried by 93 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (41 stories). Outbreaks were named in 26 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.
1,534 of its 2,024 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (1,005 stories). Building collapse was named in 121 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with extreme cold. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
152 of its 370 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Warsaw accounted for 137 of Poland's 152 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets. 111 of Warsaw's 137 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (66 stories).
31 of its 40 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Srebrenica accounted for 30 of Bosnia's 31 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
333 of its 1,365 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (60 stories). Storms were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
181 of its 525 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (53 stories). Flooding was named in 49 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
298 of its 529 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (108 stories). Building collapse was named in 52 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with landslides.
1,253 of its 2,983 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Manila accounted for 820 of the Philippines' 1,253 stories about harm, carried by 460 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (223 stories).
Sanaa accounted for 174 of Yemen's 369 stories about harm, carried by 132 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Tornadoes were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: flooding in Greece (49 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); building collapse in Iraq (52 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); drownings in Spain (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Bangladesh (31 of its stories, about three times its usual); wildfires in Mexico (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 45,780 stories about harm among 224,422 counted on 14 Nov.
Help and hope: reports of aid and relief ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. In Greece's news, mentions of flooding ran more than ten times their usual. Libya stood out: 74% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 64%. 20 in every 100 of the day's 224,422 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22.
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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