We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
109 of its 130 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 6 of Guatemala City's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (86 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
70 of its 103 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Katla accounted for 65 of Iceland's 70 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (10 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 65 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
109 of its 178 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Vilnius accounted for 97 of Lithuania's 109 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
476 of its 1,374 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Polio was named in 59 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with measles and outbreaks. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
325 of its 896 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 95 of Johannesburg's 147 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (104 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
195 of its 293 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Kampala accounted for 147 of Uganda's 195 stories about harm, carried by 175 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
Managua accounted for 78 of Nicaragua's 93 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. 76 of Managua's 78 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (78 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
223 of its 526 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (66 stories). Hunger was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual.
1,171 of its 2,148 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (1,020 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
223 of its 283 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Lake Victoria accounted for 170 of Tanzania's 223 stories about harm, carried by 175 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Taiwan (33 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hunger in Venezuela (28 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); tornadoes in Canada (144 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); heavy rain in Tunisia (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); outbreaks in Belgium (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 35,614 stories about harm among 182,052 counted on 24 Sep.
Guatemala stood out: 84% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 23%. A year earlier, on 24 September 2017, 24 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. of the day's 182,052 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 21.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Countries with at least 50 stories that day.
Stories, not people.
Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 20 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.
Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 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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