We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
225 of its 236 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Juba accounted for 193 of South Sudan's 225 stories about harm, carried by 187 outlets. 191 of Juba's 193 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (216 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
196 of its 245 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (184 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 32 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
174 of its 232 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Tripoli accounted for 162 of Libya's 174 stories about harm, carried by 121 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
119 of its 198 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Dakar accounted for 99 of Senegal's 119 stories about harm, carried by 98 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (27 stories).
86 of its 146 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Minsk accounted for 83 of Belarus' 86 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. 79 of Minsk's 83 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
248 of its 646 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 63 of Sincan's 63 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (111 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
214 of Chemnitz's 237 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (118 stories). Hunger was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with hurricane. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
197 of its 514 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
170 of its 290 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.
42 of its 78 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (32 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: cholera in Yemen (110 of its stories, about three times its usual); cholera in Algeria (39 of its stories, about three times its usual); food poisoning in North Korea (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Azerbaijan (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Bahamas (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 Aug. 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 40,770 stories about harm among 205,730 counted on 30 Aug.
Of the day's 205,730 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. On 30 August 2017, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, against 20 today.
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 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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