We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
770 of its 1,154 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Dhaka accounted for 601 of Bangladesh's 770 stories about harm, carried by 510 outlets. 495 of Dhaka's 601 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (676 stories). Landslides were named in 76 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
97 of its 110 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Punta Cana accounted for 92 of the Dominican Republic's 97 stories about harm, carried by 108 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (75 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
527 of its 828 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (144 stories). Landslides were named in 159 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with typhoon, cyclone and power cuts. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
189 of its 625 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Drought was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
98 of its 137 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 49 of Manama's 49 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
771 of its 1,642 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Moscow accounted for 566 of Russia's 771 stories about harm, carried by 688 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (245 stories). Gas explosion was named in 411 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with building collapse and hypothermia.
186 of its 217 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Khartoum accounted for 149 of Sudan's 186 stories about harm, carried by 112 outlets. 145 of Khartoum's 149 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
Sanaa accounted for 140 of Yemen's 243 stories about harm, carried by 132 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (79 stories). Drought was named in 108 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
30 of its 30 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
37 of its 80 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (11 stories). Cyclone was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
Also named far more than usual: gas explosion in Russia (411 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Yemen (108 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Fiji (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hiv in China (35 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hunger in Australia (54 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 31 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 23,773 stories about harm among 123,006 counted on 31 Dec.
In Russia's news, mentions of gas explosion ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 123,006 stories, as usual. Abductions were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Yemen. For the second day running, the news turned to Bangladesh. On 31 December 2017, a year earlier, the share was 27 in every 100, against 19 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 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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