We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
270 of its 418 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Karbala accounted for 163 of Iraq's 270 stories about harm, carried by 139 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (185 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
67 of its 148 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Plane crash was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
91 of its 305 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 60 of Warsaw's 64 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (16 stories).
519 of its 1,320 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
113 of its 451 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (66 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
33 of its 103 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 14 of Havana's 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories).
164 of its 217 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Tripoli accounted for 79 of Libya's 164 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (11 stories).
20 of its 41 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 6 of Managua's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories).
142 of Beijing's 252 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storm surge.
64 of Mexico City's 72 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Tsunami was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Also named far more than usual: malaria in Myanmar (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in Norway (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Japan (81 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); dengue in Vietnam (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Sudan (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 34,303 stories about harm among 169,421 counted on 10 Sep.
Myanmar's news mentioned the malaria more than ten times as often as usual. On 10 September 2018, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 20 today. In Iraq, 65% of the news was about people being harmed, where 54% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 169,421 stories, below the usual 22.
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 20 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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