We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
310 of its 597 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Oslo accounted for 203 of Norway's 310 stories about harm, carried by 287 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (33 stories). Ebola was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about 4 times its own usual.
773 of its 855 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. 69 of Sinjar's 113 stories were about protests or strikes. Ebola was named in 235 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hiv. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.
89 of its 117 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Vilnius accounted for 67 of Lithuania's 89 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (84 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
150 of its 174 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 77%. Mogadishu accounted for 122 of Somalia's 150 stories about harm, carried by 166 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
305 of its 961 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 130 of Seoul's 226 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (162 stories). Typhoon was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storms.
212 of its 655 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 13 of Stockholm's 21 stories were about protests or strikes. Drought was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
201 of its 657 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 67 of Sao Paulo's 98 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (82 stories). Drought was named in 67 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding.
60 of its 69 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Bangui accounted for 43 of the Central African Republic's 60 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (44 stories).
275 of its 303 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.
92 of its 144 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 34 of Havana's 35 stories were about protests or strikes. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: drought in Brazil (67 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); bird flu in Bulgaria (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Costa Rica (15 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); storms in Nepal (12 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); hiv in Uganda (18 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 Oct. 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 39,777 stories about harm among 195,739 counted on 5 Oct.
In Norway, 52% of the news was about people being harmed, where 12% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 195,739 stories, as usual. Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about three times the usual rate. In Iraq's news, mentions of Ebola ran more than ten times their usual. A year earlier, on 5 October 2017, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 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 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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