We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
549 of its 780 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Zakynthos accounted for 360 of Greece's 549 stories about harm, carried by 351 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (53 stories). Earthquake was named in 436 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami and respiratory illness.
62 of its 72 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Lubumbashi accounted for 56 of the DR Congo's 62 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (56 stories). Meningitis was named in 56 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tuberculosis and hiv.
180 of its 205 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Sanaa accounted for 120 of Yemen's 180 stories about harm, carried by 142 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
95 of its 191 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
1,362 of its 2,386 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (215 stories). Natural hazards were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
79 of its 135 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (60 stories). Outbreaks were named in 57 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.
193 of its 311 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (98 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
139 of its 228 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Beirut accounted for 124 of Lebanon's 139 stories about harm, carried by 166 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (88 stories).
183 of its 259 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Caracas accounted for 152 of Venezuela's 183 stories about harm, carried by 119 outlets. 116 of Caracas' 152 stories were about protests or strikes.
87 of its 246 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (74 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: meningitis in Congo (76 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Guatemala (62 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Sudan (57 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Portugal (17 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); polio in Niger (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 39,668 stories about harm among 197,130 counted on 26 Oct.
In Greece's news, mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 197,130 stories, as usual. Greece's news was 70% about people being harmed, against a usual 26%. A year earlier, on 26 October 2017, 21 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.
The day's biggest events: attacks, accidents and disasters, people displaced, protests, outbreaks. Bigger dot: more stories. Ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported it and how clearly it was about one thing, the same way for every place and year; the news data does not say who attacked whom, so both sides of a war appear where the news put them. Click a dot for its 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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