We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
507 of its 763 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Yilan accounted for 298 of Taiwan's 507 stories about harm, carried by 254 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (470 stories). Accidents were named in 143 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. 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.
1,572 of its 3,652 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Riyadh accounted for 1,117 of Saudi Arabia's 1,572 stories about harm, carried by 1,118 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (112 stories). Accidents were named in 101 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
65 of its 239 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 14 of Naharayim's 26 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (44 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
286 of its 537 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (264 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
52 of its 74 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Tirana accounted for 36 of Albania's 52 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (49 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
50 of its 108 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. the Naranjo River accounted for 45 of Costa Rica's 50 stories about harm, carried by 46 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (39 stories). Drownings were named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
36 of its 110 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 22 of Mfuwe's 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (25 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
379 of its 1,492 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (133 stories). Cyclone was named in 41 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hurricane. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
190 of its 281 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (73 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
441 of its 576 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Mexico (776 of its stories, about three times its usual); tsunami in Canada (302 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Costa Rica (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); haemorrhagic fever in Rwanda (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Guam (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 34,811 stories about harm among 179,166 counted on 22 Oct.
Taiwan's news was 66% about people being harmed, against a usual 23%. of the day's 179,166 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Taiwan for the second day running. Mentions of the hurricane ran about three times their usual in Mexico's news. On 22 October 2017, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, against 19 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 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 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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