We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
609 of its 927 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Tel Aviv accounted for 242 of Israel's 609 stories about harm, carried by 477 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (222 stories). Wildfires were named in 55 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
191 of its 469 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. the New Territories accounted for 137 of Hong Kong's 191 stories about harm, carried by 351 outlets. 134 of the New Territories' 137 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
23 of its 34 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
293 of its 857 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (39 stories). Tornadoes were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
89 of its 128 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Gaza accounted for 48 of Palestine's 89 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
81 of its 226 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Beirut accounted for 67 of Lebanon's 81 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. 63 of Beirut's 67 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
98 of Beijing's 196 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (116 stories). Plague was named in 72 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
120 of its 305 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (62 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
294 of its 1,127 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (39 stories). Tornadoes were named in 49 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks and landslides.
Kabul accounted for 143 of Afghanistan's 180 stories about harm, carried by 330 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (44 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: plague in China (72 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tornadoes in South Africa (49 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Philippines (23 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); accidents in Bangladesh (10 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); flu in India (17 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 21,505 stories about harm among 126,593 counted on 13 Nov.
Mentions of the plague ran more than ten times their usual in China's news. of the day's 126,593 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Israel for the second day running. Israel's news was 66% about people being harmed, against a usual 34%. A year earlier, on 13 November 2018, 19 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 harsher 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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