We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
249 of its 470 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Tehran accounted for 193 of Iran's 249 stories about harm, carried by 528 outlets. 116 of Tehran's 193 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (103 stories).
87 of its 295 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (48 stories). Accidents were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
40 of its 98 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
16 of its 20 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
15 of its 22 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. 7 of Conakry's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
229 of its 309 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Baghdad accounted for 142 of Iraq's 229 stories about harm, carried by 316 outlets. 132 of Baghdad's 142 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
19 of its 41 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 6 of la Paz's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
88 of its 293 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
254 of its 1,225 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories). Heavy rain was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
19 of its 39 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Ebola was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with outbreaks. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: road crashes in South Korea (41 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Colombia (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); ebola in Rwanda (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); illness in Egypt (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in Ireland (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 Nov. 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 18,287 stories about harm among 111,617 counted on 4 Nov.
Mentions of road crashes ran more than ten times their usual in South Korea's news. of the day's 111,617 news stories, 16 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 18. On 4 November 2018, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 16 today. Iran's news was 53% about people being harmed, against a usual 33%.
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 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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