We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
205 of its 236 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Tbilisi accounted for 107 of Georgia's 205 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
2,318 of its 2,476 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Cairo accounted for 899 of Egypt's 2,318 stories about harm, carried by 665 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (1,629 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
1,416 of its 1,964 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Islamabad accounted for 980 of Pakistan's 1,416 stories about harm, carried by 536 outlets. 834 of Islamabad's 980 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (659 stories).
341 of its 889 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (260 stories). Avalanche was named in 51 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
103 of its 165 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Alberto Fujimori accounted for 91 of Peru's 103 stories about harm, carried by 112 outlets. 91 of Alberto Fujimori's 91 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (92 stories).
135 of its 257 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (77 stories). Hunger was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
1,348 of its 5,567 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (81 stories). Storms were named in 21 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with extreme cold. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
101 of its 116 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Tunis accounted for 96 of Tunisia's 101 stories about harm, carried by 114 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
330 of its 653 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
434 of its 820 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (106 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: diphtheria in Yemen (100 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Indonesia (97 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); tsunami in Japan (126 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Brazil (17 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); avalanche in Italy (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 23,925 stories about harm among 100,302 counted on 25 Nov.
Georgia stood out: 87% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 18%. Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about three times the usual rate. In Yemen's news, mentions of the diphtheria ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 24 in every 100 of the day's 100,302 stories, above the usual 21.
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 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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