We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
645 of its 1,045 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Athens accounted for 540 of Greece's 645 stories about harm, carried by 344 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (248 stories). Drownings were named in 141 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with heavy rain, tsunami and power cuts. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
1,303 of its 3,544 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Harare accounted for 888 of Zimbabwe's 1,303 stories about harm, carried by 593 outlets. House fires were named in 29 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.
Sanaa accounted for 82 of Yemen's 179 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (9 stories). Diphtheria was named in 51 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
70 of its 211 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (50 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
331 of its 565 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (32 stories). Extreme cold was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
390 of its 812 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (88 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (123 stories). Train derailment was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with road crashes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Riyadh accounted for 463 of Saudi Arabia's 559 stories about harm, carried by 358 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (86 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
Kabul accounted for 242 of Afghanistan's 353 stories about harm, carried by 184 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
100 of Ghouta's 170 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (95 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in Latvia (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Tanzania (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Indonesia (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in Russia (43 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); extreme cold in Iran (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 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 41,749 stories about harm among 217,261 counted on 16 Nov.
People falling ill were reported at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and India. It was the second day running that the news turned to Greece. In Greece, 62% of the news was about people being harmed, where 25% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 217,261 stories, below the usual 22.
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 19 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 much 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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