We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
91 of its 157 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Bogota accounted for 84 of Colombia's 91 stories about harm, carried by 92 outlets. 74 of Bogota's 84 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (73 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
180 of its 496 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (107 stories). Tropical storm was named in 93 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with typhoon. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
20 of its 21 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
29 of its 33 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
104 of its 163 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Bamako accounted for 99 of Mali's 104 stories about harm, carried by 103 outlets. 98 of Bamako's 99 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (88 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
132 of its 165 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 37 of Port-au-Prince's 37 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (68 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
207 of its 406 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 105 of Sai Ying Pun's 113 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (147 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
134 of its 220 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Addis Ababa accounted for 109 of Ethiopia's 134 stories about harm, carried by 133 outlets. 105 of Addis Ababa's 109 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (109 stories).
279 of Tijuana's 303 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (267 stories). Avalanche was named in 249 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
368 of its 379 stories (97%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (291 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 360 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Guatemala (360 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Finland (148 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); avalanche in Mexico (249 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Fiji (37 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in Türkiye (136 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 33,953 stories about harm among 172,571 counted on 19 Nov.
In Guatemala's news, mentions of volcanic eruption ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 172,571 stories, as usual. Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about twice the usual rate. In Colombia, 58% of the news was about people being harmed, where 30% is usual. On 19 November 2017, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 20 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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