We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
256 of its 291 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Essaouira accounted for 136 of Morocco's 256 stories about harm, carried by 251 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (245 stories). Drought was named in 165 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
1,529 of its 3,344 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Harare accounted for 1,415 of Zimbabwe's 1,529 stories about harm, carried by 906 outlets. 1,087 of Harare's 1,415 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
333 of its 1,844 stories (18%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (169 stories). House fires were named in 36 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with earthquake. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
38 of its 43 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
302 of its 978 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 137 of Paris' 257 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 stories). Train derailment was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
294 of its 492 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Nairobi accounted for 221 of Kenya's 294 stories about harm, carried by 327 outlets. 176 of Nairobi's 221 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
427 of its 783 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (343 stories). Hurricane was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
146 of its 424 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Bird flu was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flu and outbreaks.
27 of its 53 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 20 of Sanyang's 24 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (22 stories).
251 of its 814 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (77 stories). Road crashes were named in 69 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Also named far more than usual: road crashes in Japan (69 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Dominica (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in United Arab Emirates (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Sri Lanka (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); bird flu in South Korea (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 21,671 stories about harm among 103,230 counted on 19 Nov.
Reports of peace efforts, a sign of help, ran at about three times the usual rate. 21 in every 100 of the day's 103,230 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Morocco, 88% of the news was about people being harmed, where 30% is usual. Morocco's news mentioned the drought about 7 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 19 November 2016, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today. This week the news turned most often to Greece, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 4 of them.
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 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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