We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
184 of its 289 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (26 stories). Landslides were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
67 of its 115 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Phnom Penh accounted for 53 of Cambodia's 67 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Managua accounted for 34 of Nicaragua's 50 stories about harm, carried by 30 outlets. 28 of Managua's 34 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
107 of its 261 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 5%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (81 stories). Storms were named in 82 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with wildfires.
542 of its 1,953 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (296 stories). Extreme cold was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
114 of its 203 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 26 of Manama's 36 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (104 stories).
166 of its 506 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Pyongyang accounted for 159 of North Korea's 166 stories about harm, carried by 141 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
110 of its 127 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Flu was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with measles and respiratory illness. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
33 of its 72 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 25 of Monrovia's 30 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (11 stories).
73 of its 188 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: ebola in Rwanda (39 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); ebola in Uganda (47 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plague in Madagascar (22 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in Italy (57 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Sudan (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 38,411 stories about harm among 203,135 counted on 25 Sep.
It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 3 August 2018. On the side of help, reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate. Croatia's news mentioned storms more than ten times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 203,135 news stories 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 19 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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