We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
390 of its 455 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 77%. Hodeida accounted for 198 of Yemen's 390 stories about harm, carried by 223 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (220 stories). Cyclone was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
100 of its 216 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Skopje accounted for 95 of North Macedonia's 100 stories about harm, carried by 97 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (94 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
104 of its 247 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (58 stories). Road crashes were named in 41 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
158 of its 215 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 4 of Luanda's 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
95 of its 108 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Tirana accounted for 91 of Albania's 95 stories about harm, carried by 101 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (94 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
386 of its 1,820 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (106 stories). Snowstorms were named in 43 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
452 of its 460 stories (98%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Tadine accounted for 192 of New Caledonia's 452 stories about harm, carried by 334 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (30 stories).
192 of its 266 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Kigali accounted for 175 of Rwanda's 192 stories about harm, carried by 223 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
43 of its 70 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
40 of its 68 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 28 of the Farmington River's 36 stories were about protests or strikes. Ebola was named in 31 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with hepatitis.
Also named far more than usual: ebola in Liberia (31 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hunger in Somalia (52 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Saudi Arabia (74 of its stories, about three times its usual); food poisoning in Singapore (18 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); snowstorms in Japan (43 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 Dec. 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 36,926 stories about harm among 208,405 counted on 5 Dec.
The news turned to Yemen for the third day running. Mentions of Ebola ran about 7 times their usual in Liberia's news. On 5 December 2017, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 18 today. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 208,405 stories, below the usual 20.
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 18 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 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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