We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
39 of its 75 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. la Paz accounted for 24 of Bolivia's 39 stories about harm, carried by 108 outlets. 18 of la Paz's 24 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
446 of its 1,333 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (54 stories). Wildfires were named in 184 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with drought.
128 of its 312 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
41 of its 130 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).
58 of its 255 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 15 of Curitiba's 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (21 stories). Drownings were named in 19 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.
23 of its 35 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Tbilisi accounted for 20 of Georgia's 23 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. 19 of Tbilisi's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories).
149 of its 202 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Baghdad accounted for 112 of Iraq's 149 stories about harm, carried by 374 outlets. 97 of Baghdad's 112 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
136 of its 309 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (47 stories). Storm surge was named in 53 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hurricane.
35 of its 138 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
90 of its 407 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Heavy rain was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
Also named far more than usual: storm surge in Bangladesh (53 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Iran (29 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drownings in Brazil (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in UK (131 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); typhoon in Philippines (28 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 11,790 stories about harm among 69,559 counted on 9 Nov.
Reports of volunteers, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. 17 in every 100 of the day's 69,559 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Mexico. the news turned to Bolivia for the second day running. A year earlier, on 9 November 2018, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 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 17 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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