We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
288 of its 481 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Luhansk accounted for 225 of Ukraine's 288 stories about harm, carried by 155 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (66 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
182 of its 309 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Kathmandu accounted for 135 of Nepal's 182 stories about harm, carried by 127 outlets. 89 of Kathmandu's 135 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (133 stories).
144 of its 261 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Caracas accounted for 115 of Venezuela's 144 stories about harm, carried by 127 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (96 stories). Malaria was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
713 of its 2,057 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (516 stories). Plane crash was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with tuberculosis.
352 of its 459 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Lorengau accounted for 337 of Papua New Guinea's 352 stories about harm, carried by 296 outlets. 209 of Lorengau's 337 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
156 of its 354 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (54 stories). Drownings were named in 35 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.
983 of its 2,601 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 403 of Harare's 721 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories). Poisoning was named in 90 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
2,263 of its 2,524 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,722 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
264 of its 287 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (43 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
165 of its 242 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 74 of Tumaco's 80 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: hepatitis in South Korea (60 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Tanzania (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in North Korea (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Malta (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Zimbabwe (90 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 33,106 stories about harm among 159,701 counted on 24 Nov.
In Ukraine, 60% of the news was about people being harmed, where 29% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 159,701 stories, as usual. On 24 November 2016, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, the same as 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 much harsher 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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