We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
577 of its 1,675 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 298 of Chemnitz's 414 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (5 stories). Hunger was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
172 of its 212 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Orange Walk accounted for 169 of Belize's 172 stories about harm, carried by 176 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (168 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
577 of its 653 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Tripoli accounted for 556 of Libya's 577 stories about harm, carried by 464 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (241 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
166 of its 421 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate (16 stories). Drought was named in 78 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
653 of its 718 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Yangon accounted for 609 of Myanmar's 653 stories about harm, carried by 750 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (270 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
266 of its 541 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (66 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
476 of its 1,039 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (289 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
370 of its 1,004 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 114 of Kuala Lumpur's 139 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
281 of its 411 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Kampala accounted for 226 of Uganda's 281 stories about harm, carried by 217 outlets. 134 of Kampala's 226 stories were about protests or strikes.
103 of its 131 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Mogadishu accounted for 83 of Somalia's 103 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Japan (74 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Vietnam (24 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Greece (36 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Mexico (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in US (1436 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 Sep. 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 30,789 stories about harm among 143,299 counted on 3 Sep.
The news turned to Germany for the second day running. 21 in every 100 of the day's 143,299 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Argentina's news, mentions of the drought ran about 9 times their usual. On 3 September 2017, a year earlier, the share was 27 in every 100, against 21 today. Germany's news was 34% about people being harmed, against a usual 25%.
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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