We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
1,787 of its 2,546 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Plane crash was named in 29 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with wildfires. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
53 of its 59 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Khujand accounted for 39 of Tajikistan's 53 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. 39 of Khujand's 39 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
118 of its 179 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Phnom Penh accounted for 110 of Cambodia's 118 stories about harm, carried by 128 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (71 stories).
157 of its 471 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (73 stories). Accidents were named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
192 of its 233 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Hodeida accounted for 128 of Yemen's 192 stories about harm, carried by 116 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 10 times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
215 of its 368 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Beirut accounted for 182 of Lebanon's 215 stories about harm, carried by 132 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (120 stories).
99 of its 216 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (74 stories). Cyclone was named in 64 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.
71 of its 89 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (56 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
112 of its 325 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
212 of its 552 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 109 of Harare's 154 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (69 stories).
Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Fiji (64 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); malaria in Congo (49 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Kuwait (18 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); wildfires in US (3568 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); cholera in Bangladesh (64 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 38,466 stories about harm among 203,110 counted on 13 Nov.
People displaced were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Nigeria. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 203,110 stories, below the usual 20. It was the second day running that the news turned to Israel. In Fiji's news, mentions of the cyclone ran about 8 times their usual. On 13 November 2017, a year earlier, the share was 21 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 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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