We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
406 of its 474 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Imlil accounted for 198 of Morocco's 406 stories about harm, carried by 148 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (299 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
38 of its 64 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (27 stories). Drownings were named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
78 of its 262 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Flu was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with road crashes. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
67 of its 82 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Managua accounted for 49 of Nicaragua's 67 stories about harm, carried by 49 outlets. 27 of Managua's 49 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
401 of its 954 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (177 stories). Storms were named in 43 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with volcanic eruption and oil spill.
262 of its 508 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 110 of Dhaka's 133 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (103 stories).
43 of its 64 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories). Haemorrhagic fever was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
86 of its 279 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
Kinshasa accounted for 31 of the DR Congo's 43 stories about harm, carried by 72 outlets. 17 of Kinshasa's 31 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
59 of Atbara's 66 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: drought in Argentina (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Uganda (19 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); haemorrhagic fever in Sierra Leone (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Nepal (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); outbreaks in Palestine (79 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 20 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 34,962 stories about harm among 192,147 counted on 20 Dec.
Morocco stood out: 86% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 28%. 18 in every 100 of the day's 192,147 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Argentina's news, mentions of the drought ran more than ten times their usual. On 20 December 2017, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 18 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 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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