We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
484 of its 1,237 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Paris accounted for 428 of France's 484 stories about harm, carried by 533 outlets. 390 of Paris' 428 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (240 stories). Natural hazards were named in 52 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
933 of its 987 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Aleppo accounted for 764 of Syria's 933 stories about harm, carried by 707 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (556 stories). Poisoning was named in 79 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
411 of its 471 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Kampala accounted for 361 of Uganda's 411 stories about harm, carried by 405 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (358 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
39 of its 41 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Ngalewa accounted for 29 of Niger's 39 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (38 stories).
126 of its 343 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Bucharest accounted for 123 of Romania's 126 stories about harm, carried by 140 outlets. 116 of Bucharest's 123 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (115 stories).
114 of its 150 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Lake Victoria accounted for 98 of Tanzania's 114 stories about harm, carried by 91 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (92 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
56 of its 61 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (55 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
425 of its 716 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (227 stories). Landslides were named in 39 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts.
23 of its 35 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Ebola was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with outbreaks.
71 of its 97 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (44 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Colombia (71 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Iraq (48 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); hiv in Italy (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Finland (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in Vietnam (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 21,502 stories about harm among 98,627 counted on 25 Nov.
In Colombia's news, mentions of the tsunami ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 98,627 stories, above the usual 20. It was the second day running that the news turned to France. In France, 39% of the news was about people being harmed, where 25% is usual. On 25 November 2017, a year earlier, the share was 24 in every 100, against 22 today. This week the news turned most often to Niger, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 5 of them.
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 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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