We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
298 of its 355 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Hodeida accounted for 179 of Yemen's 298 stories about harm, carried by 162 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (72 stories). Diphtheria was named in 149 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
73 of its 88 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Bratislava accounted for 73 of Slovakia's 73 stories about harm, carried by 93 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (73 stories). 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.
557 of its 1,430 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 170 of Islamabad's 275 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
452 of its 639 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Jakarta accounted for 400 of Indonesia's 452 stories about harm, carried by 561 outlets. Plane crash was named in 125 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
449 of its 645 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Minya accounted for 380 of Egypt's 449 stories about harm, carried by 364 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (375 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
223 of its 273 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (70 stories). Measles was named in 40 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with poisoning. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
192 of its 302 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (24 stories). Snowstorms were named in 32 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
357 of its 1,244 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 75 of Lagos' 105 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (220 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
41 of its 59 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
594 of its 1,270 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (287 stories). Heatstroke was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Also named far more than usual: power cuts in Panama (34 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); storms in Italy (54 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); ebola in Uganda (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); train derailment in Antarctica (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Iraq (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 23,807 stories about harm among 116,753 counted on 3 Nov.
20 in every 100 of the day's 116,753 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 3 November 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 much 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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