We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
650 of its 794 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Damascus accounted for 447 of Syria's 650 stories about harm, carried by 293 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (550 stories). Train derailment was named in 33 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
1,880 of its 2,327 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Bali accounted for 1,290 of Indonesia's 1,880 stories about harm, carried by 922 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,071 stories). Avalanche was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with hunger.
142 of its 320 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (132 stories). Drownings were named in 31 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
898 of its 1,504 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Islamabad accounted for 626 of Pakistan's 898 stories about harm, carried by 366 outlets. 572 of Islamabad's 626 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (490 stories).
263 of its 319 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Sanaa accounted for 143 of Yemen's 263 stories about harm, carried by 231 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (64 stories). Meningitis was named in 65 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with tuberculosis, respiratory illness and whooping cough. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
195 of its 319 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Havana accounted for 169 of Cuba's 195 stories about harm, carried by 153 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 10 times the usual rate (162 stories). Hurricane was named in 99 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
140 of its 238 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 22 of Manama's 31 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (51 stories).
120 of its 152 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Darfur accounted for 90 of Sudan's 120 stories about harm, carried by 59 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
531 of its 760 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
42 of its 48 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Cuba (99 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); meningitis in Yemen (65 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); flooding in New Zealand (45 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); respiratory illness in Greece (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Somalia (22 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 35,992 stories about harm among 183,145 counted on 27 Nov.
Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate, most often about Indonesia and the US. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 183,145 stories, below the usual 21. It was the second day running that the news turned to Syria. In Cuba's news, mentions of the hurricane ran about 4 times their usual. A year earlier, on 27 November 2016, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 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 20 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 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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