We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
51 of its 68 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Tirana accounted for 51 of Albania's 51 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (49 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
254 of its 405 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Lake Victoria accounted for 192 of Tanzania's 254 stories about harm, carried by 181 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (138 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
524 of its 659 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Kampala accounted for 482 of Uganda's 524 stories about harm, carried by 361 outlets. 339 of Kampala's 482 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
26 of its 40 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (20 stories). Plague was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
220 of its 330 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Antioquia accounted for 137 of Colombia's 220 stories about harm, carried by 122 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
129 of its 173 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (76 stories). Hypothermia was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with volcanic eruption. Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
745 of its 1,333 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (239 stories). Avalanche was named in 76 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
99 of its 117 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Mogadishu accounted for 76 of Somalia's 99 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
296 of its 950 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (15 stories). Building collapse was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
232 of its 420 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Taipei accounted for 213 of Taiwan's 232 stories about harm, carried by 365 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 10 times the usual rate (93 stories).
Also named far more than usual: plane crash in Poland (50 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Botswana (15 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); wildfires in Puerto Rico (67 of its stories, about three times its usual); volcanic eruption in North Korea (49 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Yemen (25 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 20 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 41,691 stories about harm among 209,035 counted on 20 Sep.
In Albania, 75% of the news was about people being harmed, where 11% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 209,035 stories, below the usual 21. Mentions of plane crash ran more than ten times their usual in Poland's news. Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and the Netherlands. On 20 September 2017, a year earlier, the share was 23 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 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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