We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
207 of its 353 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Colombo accounted for 142 of Sri Lanka's 207 stories about harm, carried by 111 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (125 stories). Tropical storm was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
219 of its 489 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 75 of Hanoi's 91 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (113 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
3,168 of its 13,620 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Dengue was named in 103 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with snowstorms. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
143 of its 220 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Touba accounted for 139 of Senegal's 143 stories about harm, carried by 123 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
90 of its 177 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Tirana accounted for 74 of Albania's 90 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Power cuts were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
21 of its 24 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 13 of Kinshasa's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (13 stories).
175 of its 310 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (49 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
14 of its 17 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. 8 of Kaedi's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).
77 of its 229 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (46 stories). Train derailment was named in 46 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
110 of its 290 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (70 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: train derailment in Armenia (46 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Saudi Arabia (90 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); drought in Niger (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Cameroon (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Sudan (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 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 42,477 stories about harm among 227,534 counted on 30 Nov.
No day had a lower share of stories about people being harmed since 10 November 2016. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 227,534 stories, below the usual 21. Mentions of train derailment ran more than ten times their usual in Armenia's news. On the side of help, reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Sri Lanka stood out: 59% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 33%.
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 19 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 softer 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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