We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
74 of its 97 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Gorongosa accounted for 66 of Mozambique's 74 stories about harm, carried by 107 outlets. HIV was named in 66 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.
444 of its 801 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Bern accounted for 341 of Switzerland's 444 stories about harm, carried by 435 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (30 stories). Poisoning was named in 66 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
155 of its 168 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Juba accounted for 118 of South Sudan's 155 stories about harm, carried by 149 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (137 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
68 of its 78 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. 13 of Khartoum's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
130 of its 466 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (103 stories). West Nile virus was named in 105 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
112 of its 174 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Road crashes were named in 28 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
118 of its 247 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Copenhagen accounted for 108 of Denmark's 118 stories about harm, carried by 102 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
207 of its 298 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Havana accounted for 194 of Cuba's 207 stories about harm, carried by 202 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (139 stories).
61 of its 133 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (54 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
85 of its 241 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 54 of Yerevan's 68 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: cholera in Zimbabwe (251 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); west nile virus in Romania (105 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Yemen (241 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drownings in Puerto Rico (120 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Kashmir (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 47,259 stories about harm among 199,600 counted on 14 Sep.
In Mozambique, 76% of the news was about people being harmed, where 16% is usual. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and the Philippines. Help and hope: reports of aid and relief ran at about twice the usual rate. of the day's 199,600 news stories, 24 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 21.
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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