We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
138 of its 148 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Tegucigalpa accounted for 130 of Honduras' 138 stories about harm, carried by 130 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (30 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 83 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
89 of its 169 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Libreville accounted for 80 of Gabon's 89 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
28 of its 69 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 23 of Prague's 27 stories were about protests or strikes. Drownings were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
17 of its 22 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Outbreaks were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
175 of its 577 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (64 stories). Landslides were named in 141 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with volcanic eruption. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
954 of its 1,585 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Quetta accounted for 623 of Pakistan's 954 stories about harm, carried by 724 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (666 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
136 of its 165 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Niamey accounted for 122 of Niger's 136 stories about harm, carried by 192 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (123 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
437 of its 1,045 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (23 stories). Tropical storm was named in 231 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides, typhoon and power cuts. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
110 of its 412 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 17 of Berlin's 33 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (47 stories). Poisoning was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
130 of its 185 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Kiev accounted for 120 of Ukraine's 130 stories about harm, carried by 129 outlets. 116 of Kiev's 120 stories were about protests or strikes.
Also named far more than usual: landslides in Chile (141 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Philippines (231 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Iran (37 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Indonesia (30 of its stories, about three times its usual); poisoning in Germany (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 21,176 stories about harm among 96,557 counted on 17 Dec.
Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Australia. of the day's 96,557 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 20. Honduras stood out: 93% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 38%. On 17 December 2016, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, against 22 today. This week the news turned most often to Israel, on 3 of 7 days.
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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