We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
118 of its 137 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories). Haemorrhagic fever was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
542 of its 663 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Kabul accounted for 400 of Afghanistan's 542 stories about harm, carried by 457 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
383 of its 955 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Philippine accounted for 240 of the Philippines' 383 stories about harm, carried by 278 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (226 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
93 of Gaza's 126 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (61 stories). Outbreaks were named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
271 of its 299 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (230 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
83 of its 114 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. al Khums accounted for 65 of Libya's 83 stories about harm, carried by 67 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (67 stories).
148 of its 253 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Kampala accounted for 86 of Uganda's 148 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (79 stories).
115 of its 382 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (16 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
58 of its 376 stories (15%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
Sanaa accounted for 186 of Yemen's 394 stories about harm, carried by 194 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 9 times the usual rate (139 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Mayotte (56 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); measles in Venezuela (29 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); flooding in Bangladesh (25 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); hepatitis in United Arab Emirates (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in France (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 37,974 stories about harm among 204,941 counted on 29 Nov.
Mayotte's news mentioned the earthquake about 8 times as often as usual. Congo's news was 86% about people being harmed, against a usual 65%. On 29 November 2017, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, the same as today. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 204,941 stories, below the usual 20.
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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