We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
393 of its 421 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Mogadishu accounted for 341 of Somalia's 393 stories about harm, carried by 383 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (329 stories). Illness was named in 78 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
385 of its 458 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (144 stories). Heavy rain was named in 264 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with drownings. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
47 of its 58 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Dakar accounted for 46 of Senegal's 47 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (44 stories). Ebola was named in 42 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
227 of its 316 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Kampala accounted for 164 of Uganda's 227 stories about harm, carried by 198 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (29 stories). Rabies was named in 29 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drought and poisoning.
613 of its 976 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (50 stories). Cholera was named in 88 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
352 of its 567 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Food poisoning was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. 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.
594 of its 1,023 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. 185 of Jerusalem's 360 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 9 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
21 of its 44 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 9 of Bularat's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 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.
58 of its 100 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 stories). Heavy rain was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
27 of its 29 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. 26 of Khujand's 26 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: wildfires in US (3575 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Tonga (21 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); plane crash in Puerto Rico (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Brazil (36 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Kuwait (21 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 27,757 stories about harm among 116,922 counted on 10 Nov.
No day had a higher share of stories about people being harmed since 16 September 2018. Evacuations were reported at about 7 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Jordan. Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate. of the day's 116,922 news stories, 24 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 20.
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 24 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 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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