We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
173 of its 203 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Tirana accounted for 148 of Albania's 173 stories about harm, carried by 149 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (148 stories). Power cuts were named in 38 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
104 of its 131 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Tbilisi accounted for 104 of Georgia's 104 stories about harm, carried by 97 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (61 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
215 of its 398 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 180 of Tegucigalpa's 182 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (72 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
259 of its 709 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Natural hazards were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
101 of its 114 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Bujumbura accounted for 92 of Burundi's 101 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. 91 of Bujumbura's 92 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
317 of its 581 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. 123 of Ramallah's 141 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (79 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
173 of its 222 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Skopje accounted for 163 of North Macedonia's 173 stories about harm, carried by 102 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (165 stories).
866 of its 1,451 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (519 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
638 of its 1,992 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (153 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
695 of its 1,139 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Dhaka accounted for 627 of Bangladesh's 695 stories about harm, carried by 540 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 8 times the usual rate (60 stories).
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Papua New Guinea (43 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Saudi Arabia (92 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); dengue in Philippines (239 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Armenia (25 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); cholera in Congo (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 Dec. 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 42,246 stories about harm among 211,381 counted on 1 Dec.
Papua New Guinea's news mentioned the earthquake more than ten times as often as usual. 20 in every 100 of the day's 211,381 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On the side of help, reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Albania stood out: 85% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 39%. A year earlier, on 1 December 2016, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today. Over November, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 in November 2016.
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 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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