We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
106 of its 130 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Tirana accounted for 83 of Albania's 106 stories about harm, carried by 74 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (61 stories). Earthquake was named in 83 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
46 of its 76 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 12 of Valletta's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
103 of its 246 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (31 stories). Outbreaks were named in 56 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
112 of its 149 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Karbala accounted for 79 of Iraq's 112 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
480 of its 1,038 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Tehran accounted for 389 of Iran's 480 stories about harm, carried by 456 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
156 of its 361 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 116 of Cairo's 129 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (60 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
39 of its 60 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Tunis accounted for 36 of Tunisia's 39 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets. 30 of Tunis' 36 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
97 of its 192 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 19 of Jammu's 29 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
33 of its 83 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. 30 of Almaty's 32 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (33 stories).
269 of its 381 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Tuen Mun accounted for 242 of Hong Kong's 269 stories about harm, carried by 294 outlets. 242 of Tuen Mun's 242 stories were about protests or strikes.
Also named far more than usual: storms in Mexico (177 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); typhoon in Japan (37 of its stories, about three times its usual); natural hazards in Tanzania (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Chile (19 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); illness in Puerto Rico (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 21 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 20,580 stories about harm among 91,552 counted on 21 Sep.
In Albania, 82% of the news was about people being harmed, where 12% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 91,552 stories, as usual. On 21 September 2018, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 22 today.
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 22 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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