We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
62 of its 107 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Tbilisi accounted for 58 of Georgia's 62 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
474 of its 777 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Mar del Plata accounted for 305 of Argentina's 474 stories about harm, carried by 244 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (417 stories). Extreme cold was named in 68 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
81 of its 136 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Cabinda accounted for 70 of Angola's 81 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. 70 of Cabinda's 70 stories were about protests or strikes.
46 of its 106 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
1,174 of its 1,271 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Srebrenica accounted for 778 of Bosnia's 1,174 stories about harm, carried by 606 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (91 stories). Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
990 of its 2,588 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (567 stories). Plane crash was named in 33 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
161 of its 436 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (30 stories). Power cuts were named in 60 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
309 of its 583 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (37 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 124 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with earthquake.
211 of its 246 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Mogadishu accounted for 182 of Somalia's 211 stories about harm, carried by 154 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
614 of its 2,424 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (16 stories). Accidents were named in 31 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Indonesia (124 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); power cuts in Thailand (60 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in China (127 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); hepatitis in North Korea (53 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Switzerland (11 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 42,783 stories about harm among 213,963 counted on 22 Nov.
Georgia stood out: 58% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 12%. 20 in every 100 of the day's 213,963 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. On 22 November 2016, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 20 today.
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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