We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
1,153 of its 1,732 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Riyadh accounted for 715 of Saudi Arabia's 1,153 stories about harm, carried by 689 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (682 stories). Heavy rain was named in 53 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
165 of its 258 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Dar es Salaam accounted for 129 of Tanzania's 165 stories about harm, carried by 180 outlets. 94 of Dar es Salaam's 129 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Ebola was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
56 of its 108 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Skopje accounted for 54 of North Macedonia's 56 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
47 of its 158 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Ebola was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
198 of its 249 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Phnom Penh accounted for 177 of Cambodia's 198 stories about harm, carried by 219 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (187 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
99 of its 193 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 3 of Manama's 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Hunger was named in 86 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
83 of its 91 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Khujand accounted for 79 of Tajikistan's 83 stories about harm, carried by 12 outlets. 79 of Khujand's 79 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.
192 of its 464 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (48 stories). Road crashes were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
71 of its 138 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (29 stories). Drownings were named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms.
17 of its 24 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Malaria was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Also named far more than usual: hunger in Bahrain (86 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Greenland (31 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Côte d’Ivoire (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Kuwait (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in United Arab Emirates (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 42,385 stories about harm among 209,873 counted on 15 Nov.
Mentions of the hunger ran more than ten times their usual in Bahrain's news. of the day's 209,873 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Saudi Arabia stood out: 67% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 44%. A year earlier, on 15 November 2017, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, 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 20 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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