We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
190 of its 330 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Kampala accounted for 157 of Uganda's 190 stories about harm, carried by 194 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (153 stories). Ebola was named in 156 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
540 of its 617 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Yaounde accounted for 230 of Cameroon's 540 stories about harm, carried by 233 outlets. 181 of Yaounde's 230 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (458 stories).
302 of its 385 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Damascus accounted for 155 of Syria's 302 stories about harm, carried by 145 outlets. Measles was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
21 of its 85 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Volcanic eruption was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
310 of its 378 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Hodeida accounted for 243 of Yemen's 310 stories about harm, carried by 214 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
148 of its 197 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Kigali accounted for 138 of Rwanda's 148 stories about harm, carried by 127 outlets. 109 of Kigali's 138 stories were about protests or strikes.
21 of its 30 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 7 of Nouakchott's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories).
441 of its 835 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. 75 of Nablus' 145 stories were about protests or strikes. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
161 of its 702 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 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.
94 of its 113 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: plane crash in Poland (92 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Madagascar (30 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); building collapse in France (46 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Kenya (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Zimbabwe (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 31,662 stories about harm among 214,565 counted on 7 Nov.
No day had a lower share of stories about people being harmed in all 1042 days held. Stories about people being harmed made up 15 in every 100 of the day's 214,565 stories, below the usual 20. Mentions of Ebola ran about 6 times their usual in Uganda's news. A year earlier, on 7 November 2017, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 15 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 softer 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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