Violence in Bihac, protests in Harare (Zimbabwe) and people killed in Rwanda drew the news. Bosnia's coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.
44 of its 52 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Bihac accounted for 38 of Bosnia's 44 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
277 of its 587 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Harare accounted for 229 of Zimbabwe's 277 stories about harm, carried by 218 outlets. 145 of Harare's 229 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (125 stories).
57 of its 86 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (44 stories). Ebola was named in 44 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
160 of its 303 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Alberto Fujimori accounted for 130 of Peru's 160 stories about harm, carried by 156 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (104 stories).
145 of its 222 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Sofia accounted for 109 of Bulgaria's 145 stories about harm, carried by 135 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
314 of its 587 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
15 of its 29 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (15 stories). Drownings were named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
113 of its 207 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (62 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
127 of its 204 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
100 of its 181 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. 56 of Caracas' 77 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual:
wildfires in Portugal (23 of its stories, about three times its usual); drownings in Moldova (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storm surge in Hong Kong (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); poisoning in Ukraine (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Uganda (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 46,182 stories about harm among 209,903 counted on 11 Oct.
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In Rwanda's news, mentions of Ebola ran about 8 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 209,903 stories, above the usual 21. Bosnia's news was 85% about people being harmed, against a usual 37%. On 11 October 2017, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 22 today.
22 in every 100 of the day's 209,903 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 21).
Bosnia: 44 of its 52 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%.
Zimbabwe: 277 of its 587 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%.
Rwanda: 57 of its 86 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%.
Peru: 160 of its 303 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%.
Mentions of Ebola ran about 8 times their usual in Rwanda's news.
Mentions of wildfires ran about three times their usual in Portugal's news.
Across the world, the words of the day's news were about as usual.
A year earlier, on 11 October 2017, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today.
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