We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
1,975 of its 2,103 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Donggala accounted for 991 of Indonesia's 1,975 stories about harm, carried by 1,211 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (1,115 stories). Landslides were named in 267 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
89 of its 139 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Salalah accounted for 85 of Oman's 89 stories about harm, carried by 98 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (86 stories). Road crashes were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
163 of its 257 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Luhansk accounted for 129 of Ukraine's 163 stories about harm, carried by 141 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (145 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
174 of its 230 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (69 stories). Ebola was named in 145 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with haemorrhagic fever. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
673 of its 1,078 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. 155 of Jerusalem's 275 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (545 stories). 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.
345 of its 734 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. 123 of Tehran's 187 stories were about protests or strikes. Poisoning was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
389 of its 1,393 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 167 of Moscow's 220 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
379 of its 858 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 266 of Barcelona's 327 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (295 stories).
21 of its 25 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
24 of its 47 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: drought in Romania (66 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hepatitis in Hong Kong (38 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Syria (209 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Mexico (65 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); tornadoes in Norway (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 25,262 stories about harm among 115,019 counted on 29 Sep.
In Indonesia, 94% of the news was about people being harmed, where 29% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 115,019 stories, as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Indonesia. On 29 September 2017, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, against 22 today.
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 22 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 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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