We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
1,650 of its 1,946 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Abaco accounted for 795 of the Bahamas' 1,650 stories about harm, carried by 1,083 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (321 stories). Accidents were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
916 of its 1,832 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (30 stories). Earthquake was named in 70 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
43 of its 63 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (23 stories). Plague was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
85 of its 225 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 5 of Oslo's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (68 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
23 of its 35 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Bratislava accounted for 22 of Slovakia's 23 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
58 of its 78 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Maputo accounted for 36 of Mozambique's 58 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
32 of its 36 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Ouagadougou accounted for 22 of Burkina Faso's 32 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. 11 of Ouagadougou's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (7 stories).
62 of its 200 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 40 of Taipei's 50 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (11 stories). Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
72 of its 134 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Tunis accounted for 57 of Tunisia's 72 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets. 43 of Tunis' 57 stories were about protests or strikes.
18 of its 31 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Cyclone was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Madagascar (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in South Korea (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Somalia (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); measles in New Zealand (62 of its stories, about three times its usual); storms in Mexico (60 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 Sep. 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 36,475 stories about harm among 153,719 counted on 3 Sep.
For the fourth day running, the news turned to the Bahamas. Stories about people being harmed made up 24 in every 100 of the day's 153,719 stories, above the usual 22. Evacuations were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and the Bahamas. In Madagascar's news, mentions of the cyclone ran more than ten times their usual. Bahamas stood out: 85% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 54%.
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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