We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
424 of its 478 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Galkayo accounted for 257 of Somalia's 424 stories about harm, carried by 264 outlets. 193 of Galkayo's 257 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (258 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
624 of its 1,211 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (449 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 48 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
603 of its 1,688 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (391 stories). Outbreaks were named in 34 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with meningitis. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
168 of its 273 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Mukono accounted for 102 of Uganda's 168 stories about harm, carried by 136 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (95 stories). Drownings were named in 37 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.
1,182 of its 1,642 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Crimea accounted for 623 of Ukraine's 1,182 stories about harm, carried by 399 outlets. 504 of Crimea's 623 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,051 stories).
426 of its 532 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Kabul accounted for 258 of Afghanistan's 426 stories about harm, carried by 325 outlets. Train derailment was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
484 of its 574 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Aleppo accounted for 300 of Syria's 484 stories about harm, carried by 334 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (247 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
471 of its 889 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (384 stories). Landslides were named in 66 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts.
231 of its 540 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Buenos Aires accounted for 218 of Argentina's 231 stories about harm, carried by 248 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
153 of its 502 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (86 stories). Train derailment was named in 44 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
Also named far more than usual: hiv in China (772 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in Taiwan (44 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); natural hazards in Poland (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Iran (66 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Australia (96 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 35,440 stories about harm among 172,622 counted on 26 Nov.
China's news mentioned HIV more than ten times as often as usual. 21 in every 100 of the day's 172,622 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On the side of help, reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. On 26 November 2017, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, against 21 today. Somalia's news was 89% about people being harmed, against a usual 67%.
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 about as 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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