We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
59 of its 65 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Alima accounted for 31 of Congo's 59 stories about harm, carried by 30 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). Train derailment was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
65 of its 104 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Hunger was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
24 of its 37 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 7%. Landslides were named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
136 of its 495 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 73 of Amsterdam's 93 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories).
50 of its 72 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
233 of its 579 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (127 stories). Malaria was named in 137 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
277 of its 920 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (189 stories). Heavy rain was named in 91 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tornadoes.
43 of its 218 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 7%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
521 of its 1,256 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (49 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
39 of its 55 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Hunger was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.
Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Bahamas (477 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); wildfires in Indonesia (132 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); malaria in Kenya (137 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Spain (91 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Uganda (28 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 33,141 stories about harm among 164,614 counted on 13 Sep.
The news turned to Congo for the second day running. 20 in every 100 of the day's 164,614 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. In the Bahamas' news, mentions of tropical storm ran about 5 times their usual. A year earlier, on 13 September 2018, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. Congo's news was 91% about people being harmed, against a usual 73%.
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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