We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
106 of its 127 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Skopje accounted for 96 of North Macedonia's 106 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. 93 of Skopje's 96 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (81 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
393 of its 456 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Ouagadougou accounted for 387 of Burkina Faso's 393 stories about harm, carried by 221 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (115 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
1,228 of its 1,861 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Bali accounted for 680 of Indonesia's 1,228 stories about harm, carried by 640 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (411 stories). Flooding was named in 77 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with heavy rain, cyclone and tropical storm.
37 of its 64 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
816 of its 1,637 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Nairobi accounted for 693 of Kenya's 816 stories about harm, carried by 435 outlets. 354 of Nairobi's 693 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (721 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
80 of its 328 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (75 stories). Storms were named in 28 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.
539 of its 838 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Heavy rain was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with cyclone and cholera.
604 of its 776 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Yangon accounted for 276 of Myanmar's 604 stories about harm, carried by 201 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
472 of its 760 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (140 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
345 of its 935 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 148 of Harare's 214 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories).
Also named far more than usual: power cuts in Brazil (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Romania (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); meningitis in Yemen (31 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drought in Somalia (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); poisoning in Germany (48 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 44,219 stories about harm among 224,242 counted on 28 Nov.
Brazil's news mentioned power cuts more than ten times as often as usual. 20 in every 100 of the day's 224,242 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. In North Macedonia, 83% of the news was about people being harmed, where 33% is usual. A year earlier, on 28 November 2016, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, 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 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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