We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
115 of its 119 stories (97%) were about people being harmed, usually 79%. Bambari accounted for 67 of the Central African Republic's 115 stories about harm, carried by 91 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (100 stories). Hunger was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
109 of its 132 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Richnava accounted for 107 of Slovakia's 109 stories about harm, carried by 160 outlets. House fires were named in 107 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
195 of its 420 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Brussels accounted for 178 of Belgium's 195 stories about harm, carried by 195 outlets. 120 of Brussels' 178 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (113 stories).
205 of its 444 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Cairo accounted for 175 of Egypt's 205 stories about harm, carried by 188 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (109 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
74 of its 83 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Srebrenica accounted for 70 of Bosnia's 74 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (72 stories). 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.
189 of its 210 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Sudd accounted for 97 of South Sudan's 189 stories about harm, carried by 146 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (150 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
37 of its 60 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 23 of Hanuabada's 27 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (26 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
277 of its 339 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Polio was named in 66 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
436 of its 1,410 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (177 stories). Avalanche was named in 49 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
56 of its 139 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 25 of Tegucigalpa's 25 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (42 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: cholera in Yemen (43 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); bridge collapse in Italy (61 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); haemorrhagic fever in DR Congo (14 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); polio in Afghanistan (66 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Venezuela (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 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 37,312 stories about harm among 196,865 counted on 30 Nov.
Mentions of house fires ran more than ten times their usual in Slovakia's news. of the day's 196,865 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. Central African Republic stood out: 97% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 79%. On 30 November 2017, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, 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 19 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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