We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
457 of its 541 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Ghouta accounted for 356 of Syria's 457 stories about harm, carried by 302 outlets. 184 of Ghouta's 356 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (72 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
698 of its 1,981 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (579 stories). Gas explosion was named in 64 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
119 of its 150 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Yangon accounted for 101 of Myanmar's 119 stories about harm, carried by 67 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (47 stories). Outbreaks were named in 46 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
834 of its 940 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Bali accounted for 548 of Indonesia's 834 stories about harm, carried by 619 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (162 stories).
1,154 of its 1,333 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. 259 of Cairo's 514 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (634 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
1,133 of its 1,624 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Islamabad accounted for 798 of Pakistan's 1,133 stories about harm, carried by 496 outlets. 694 of Islamabad's 798 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (667 stories).
369 of its 651 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Riyadh accounted for 333 of Saudi Arabia's 369 stories about harm, carried by 252 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (209 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
1,334 of its 5,555 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (197 stories). Food poisoning was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
86 of its 145 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (79 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
347 of its 380 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Diphtheria was named in 164 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with meningitis, respiratory illness and whooping cough. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: diphtheria in Yemen (164 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); respiratory illness in Poland (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Libya (25 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hepatitis in North Korea (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in New Zealand (27 of its stories, about 10 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 23,648 stories about harm among 101,057 counted on 26 Nov.
Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Indonesia and the US. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 101,057 stories, above the usual 21. Syria's news was 84% about people being harmed, against a usual 66%. This week the news turned most often to Bosnia, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 3 of them.
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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