We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
243 of its 319 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Port Moresby accounted for 237 of Papua New Guinea's 243 stories about harm, carried by 298 outlets. 232 of Port Moresby's 237 stories were about protests or strikes. Road crashes were named in 228 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
200 of its 340 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 6%. Skopje accounted for 194 of North Macedonia's 200 stories about harm, carried by 182 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (194 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
1,386 of its 2,312 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Earthquake was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
135 of its 175 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Phnom Penh accounted for 123 of Cambodia's 135 stories about harm, carried by 180 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 10 times the usual rate (106 stories).
105 of its 279 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 45 of Braila's 80 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (80 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
42 of its 50 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Khujand accounted for 34 of Tajikistan's 42 stories about harm, carried by 14 outlets. 34 of Khujand's 34 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
233 of its 417 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (134 stories). Cyclone was named in 75 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with heavy rain and landslides.
82 of its 132 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Kaituma accounted for 62 of Guyana's 82 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (62 stories).
382 of its 711 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 46 of Dhaka's 88 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (245 stories).
124 of its 185 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Fiji (75 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Angola (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in Japan (80 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drownings in Egypt (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); house fires in Peru (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 39,436 stories about harm among 207,449 counted on 14 Nov.
Papua New Guinea stood out: 76% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 21%. 19 in every 100 of the day's 207,449 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. In Papua New Guinea's news, mentions of road crashes ran more than ten times their usual. On 14 November 2017, a year earlier, the share was 20 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 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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