We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
36 of its 47 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 17 of Mbabane's 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories). HIV was named in 28 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with drought.
311 of its 713 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (75 stories). Drownings were named in 67 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
307 of its 1,018 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (48 stories). Building collapse was named in 62 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
52 of its 58 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Asuncion accounted for 49 of Paraguay's 52 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
214 of its 246 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Nyal accounted for 119 of South Sudan's 214 stories about harm, carried by 174 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (129 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's.
79 of its 352 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. 59 of Bucharest's 69 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (56 stories). Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
57 of its 81 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
130 of its 174 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. 69 of Oromo's 79 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (80 stories).
338 of its 1,163 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (231 stories). Poisoning was named in 95 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
11 of its 21 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: storms in Ireland (219 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Malaysia (95 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storm surge in Greenland (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in UK (297 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Philippines (61 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 41,403 stories about harm among 209,293 counted on 19 Sep.
Eswatini's news was 77% about people being harmed, against a usual 27%. On 19 September 2017, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, against 20 today. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 209,293 stories, below 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 about as 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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