We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
300 of its 565 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Hong Kong Island accounted for 221 of Hong Kong's 300 stories about harm, carried by 636 outlets. 219 of Hong Kong Island's 221 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (55 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
145 of its 348 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (23 stories). Cyclone was named in 87 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with flooding and storms. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
169 of its 823 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (42 stories). Earthquake was named in 31 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
30 of its 38 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories).
42 of its 72 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Phnom Penh accounted for 28 of Cambodia's 42 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. 24 of Phnom Penh's 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).
253 of its 581 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. la Paz accounted for 137 of Bolivia's 253 stories about harm, carried by 346 outlets. 115 of la Paz's 137 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories).
797 of its 2,777 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (33 stories). Wildfires were named in 356 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with storms.
18 of its 33 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 6 of Kachin's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories).
Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (46 stories). Illness was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Landslides were named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Australia (356 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hypothermia in Russia (32 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in Fiji (11 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); landslides in Kashmir (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in South Africa (17 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 18,179 stories about harm among 107,091 counted on 11 Nov.
For the second day running, the news turned to Hong Kong. Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 107,091 stories, as usual. A year earlier, on 11 November 2018, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today. In Hong Kong, 53% of the news was about people being harmed, where 33% is usual.
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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