We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
256 of its 500 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Hebron accounted for 169 of Palestine's 256 stories about harm, carried by 76 outlets. 111 of Hebron's 169 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (193 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
33 of its 48 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Ebola was named in 30 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with outbreaks and meningitis. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
2,361 of its 2,904 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Abaco accounted for 1,687 of the Bahamas' 2,361 stories about harm, carried by 1,438 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (1,779 stories). Hypothermia was named in 108 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with snowstorms, tsunami and typhoon.
939 of its 1,900 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (305 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
80 of Mong Kok's 83 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories). Illness was named in 36 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
194 of its 260 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Maputo accounted for 158 of Mozambique's 194 stories about harm, carried by 183 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
46 of its 115 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
724 of its 1,735 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 99 of Lagos' 173 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
85 of its 556 stories (15%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (16 stories). Hunger was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.
39 of its 180 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Japan (79 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tropical storm in Mexico (105 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); extreme cold in Chile (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in South Korea (16 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); storms in New Zealand (35 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 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 40,308 stories about harm among 175,350 counted on 4 Sep.
Reports of volunteers, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. 23 in every 100 of the day's 175,350 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Guinea's news, mentions of Ebola ran about 8 times their usual. On 4 September 2018, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 23 today. Palestine's news was 51% about people being harmed, against a usual 42%.
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 much 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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