We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
750 of its 989 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 319 of Haiti's 750 stories about harm, carried by 356 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (486 stories). Cholera was named in 483 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
229 of its 358 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Caracas accounted for 166 of Venezuela's 229 stories about harm, carried by 116 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (198 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
94 of its 110 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Srebrenica accounted for 62 of Bosnia's 94 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
112 of its 420 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
121 of its 256 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Lisbon accounted for 99 of Portugal's 121 stories about harm, carried by 82 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (111 stories). Drought was named in 114 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
379 of its 564 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (24 stories). Drownings were named in 83 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
92 of its 159 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (78 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
1,279 of its 2,891 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (213 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
333 of its 700 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (284 stories). Storms were named in 33 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
996 of its 3,005 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (212 stories). Accidents were named in 81 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Also named far more than usual: drought in Portugal (114 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Indonesia (145 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Afghanistan (83 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Spain (41 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Rwanda (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 21 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 44,425 stories about harm among 223,677 counted on 21 Nov.
On the side of help, reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 223,677 stories, below the usual 21. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Haiti and Nigeria. In Portugal's news, mentions of the drought ran about 5 times their usual. Haiti stood out: 76% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 37%.
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 about as 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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