We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
111 of its 167 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Khartoum accounted for 61 of Sudan's 111 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. 38 of Khartoum's 61 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
70 of its 110 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 61 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
115 of its 125 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (82 stories). Train derailment was named in 100 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
82 of its 140 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Kyrenia accounted for 76 of Cyprus' 82 stories about harm, carried by 84 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).
57 of its 146 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 6%. Budapest accounted for 54 of Hungary's 57 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. 47 of Budapest's 54 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
132 of its 242 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. 51 of Ramallah's 68 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
12 of its 25 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 6 of Tegucigalpa's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).
90 of its 223 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
38 of its 113 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (11 stories).
38 of its 109 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Indonesia (85 of its stories, about three times its usual); respiratory illness in New Zealand (94 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Greece (39 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Spain (51 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Japan (47 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 35,586 stories about harm among 174,505 counted on 12 Sep.
In Congo's news, mentions of train derailment ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 174,505 stories, below the usual 22. It was the second day running that the news turned to Sudan. On 12 September 2018, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, against 20 today. Sudan stood out: 66% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 57%.
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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