We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
71 of its 82 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Bratislava accounted for 69 of Slovakia's 71 stories about harm, carried by 102 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (70 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
129 of its 187 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Yaounde accounted for 103 of Cameroon's 129 stories about harm, carried by 144 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
98 of its 244 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (75 stories). Tsunami was named in 84 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
159 of its 501 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 66 of Bangkok's 117 stories were about protests or strikes. Natural hazards were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.
454 of its 535 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Sanaa accounted for 201 of Yemen's 454 stories about harm, carried by 205 outlets. Diphtheria was named in 67 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with dengue. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
466 of its 713 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (357 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
136 of its 209 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Dar es Salaam accounted for 110 of Tanzania's 136 stories about harm, carried by 112 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
139 of its 174 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Darfur accounted for 100 of Sudan's 139 stories about harm, carried by 110 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (89 stories).
117 of its 230 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Outbreaks were named in 65 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with ebola and haemorrhagic fever.
587 of its 1,562 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 267 of Islamabad's 321 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (145 stories).
Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Uganda (65 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hiv in Zimbabwe (39 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); diphtheria in Yemen (67 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Denmark (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Australia (97 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 Nov. 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 37,677 stories about harm among 194,610 counted on 2 Nov.
Slovakia stood out: 87% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 10%. 19 in every 100 of the day's 194,610 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. In Chile's news, mentions of the tsunami ran more than ten times their usual. On 2 November 2017, a year earlier, the share was 22 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.
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 about as 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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