We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
231 of its 564 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Seoul accounted for 199 of South Korea's 231 stories about harm, carried by 174 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (160 stories). Bird flu was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flu.
226 of its 401 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Athens accounted for 197 of Greece's 226 stories about harm, carried by 173 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (122 stories). Landslides were named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
43 of its 51 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Srebrenica accounted for 42 of Bosnia's 43 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (42 stories). Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
130 of its 253 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (84 stories). Road crashes were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
1,167 of its 2,709 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Harare accounted for 1,053 of Zimbabwe's 1,167 stories about harm, carried by 748 outlets. 915 of Harare's 1,053 stories were about protests or strikes. Train derailment was named in 162 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
410 of its 1,770 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (71 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with hiv. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
107 of its 232 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
529 of its 881 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (148 stories). Power cuts were named in 65 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
254 of its 436 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Caracas accounted for 241 of Venezuela's 254 stories about harm, carried by 216 outlets. 154 of Caracas' 241 stories were about protests or strikes.
215 of its 518 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (157 stories). Storms were named in 47 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hurricane.
Also named far more than usual: drought in Germany (105 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Congo (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); diphtheria in Yemen (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Argentina (47 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); meningitis in Canada (107 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 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 25,508 stories about harm among 119,536 counted on 18 Nov.
On the side of help, reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 119,536 stories, as usual. Mentions of the drought ran more than ten times their usual in Germany's news. In South Korea, 41% of the news was about people being harmed, where 16% is usual. On 18 November 2016, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 21 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 21 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 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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