We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
103 of its 114 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Guatemala City accounted for 94 of Guatemala's 103 stories about harm, carried by 93 outlets. 92 of Guatemala City's 94 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (85 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
757 of its 817 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Lake Victoria accounted for 609 of Tanzania's 757 stories about harm, carried by 634 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (752 stories). Extreme cold was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
1,477 of its 2,077 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,160 stories). Drought was named in 65 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with hunger. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
133 of its 139 stories (96%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (131 stories). Haemorrhagic fever was named in 129 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
136 of its 188 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (68 stories). Drownings were named in 101 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
213 of its 448 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (60 stories). Drownings were named in 35 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with flooding, tropical storm and heavy rain. 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.
125 of its 134 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Tripoli accounted for 118 of Libya's 125 stories about harm, carried by 118 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (63 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
449 of its 863 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. 112 of Gaza's 203 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (177 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
312 of its 408 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (133 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
267 of its 449 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Vilnius accounted for 266 of Lithuania's 267 stories about harm, carried by 198 outlets. Flooding was named in 35 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
Also named far more than usual: drownings in Lebanon (101 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in Italy (116 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tornadoes in Canada (291 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Uganda (22 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); poisoning in Malaysia (26 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 26,375 stories about harm among 115,844 counted on 22 Sep.
Guatemala's news was 90% about people being harmed, against a usual 20%. of the day's 115,844 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. Congo's news mentioned haemorrhagic fever about 7 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 22 September 2017, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 23 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 harsher 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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