We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
111 of its 136 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Conakry accounted for 107 of Guinea's 111 stories about harm, carried by 127 outlets. 107 of Conakry's 107 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (109 stories). Ebola was named in 98 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
173 of its 246 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Khartoum accounted for 147 of Sudan's 173 stories about harm, carried by 245 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (51 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
116 of its 132 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Quito accounted for 103 of Ecuador's 116 stories about harm, carried by 110 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (79 stories).
98 of its 170 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (82 stories). Drownings were named in 70 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
133 of its 139 stories (96%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Khujand accounted for 121 of Tajikistan's 133 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. 119 of Khujand's 121 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 10 times the usual rate (125 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
163 of its 174 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. 51 of Nouakchott's 55 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (94 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
353 of its 422 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. 87 of Sweida's 124 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (141 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
217 of its 356 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (68 stories). Power cuts were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
168 of its 313 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. 70 of Maracay's 72 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (66 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
65 of its 89 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (56 stories). Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: hiv in Thailand (49 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in Türkiye (53 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in El Salvador (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storm surge in Philippines (53 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flooding in New Zealand (39 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 38,025 stories about harm among 202,835 counted on 8 Nov.
Guinea stood out: 82% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 26%. 19 in every 100 of the day's 202,835 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. In Guinea's news, mentions of Ebola ran about 6 times their usual. On 8 November 2017, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, the same as 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 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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