We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
134 of its 188 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. la Paz accounted for 56 of Bolivia's 134 stories about harm, carried by 99 outlets. 45 of la Paz's 56 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (25 stories). Illness was named in 32 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
168 of its 353 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Colombo accounted for 90 of Sri Lanka's 168 stories about harm, carried by 184 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (100 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
52 of its 104 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (17 stories). Snowstorms were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
31 of its 111 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
134 of its 274 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Tehran accounted for 63 of Iran's 134 stories about harm, carried by 156 outlets. 39 of Tehran's 63 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (61 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
98 of its 137 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. al-Bab accounted for 45 of Syria's 98 stories about harm, carried by 211 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Hong Kong Island accounted for 59 of Hong Kong's 97 stories about harm, carried by 140 outlets. 57 of Hong Kong Island's 59 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
182 of its 312 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (55 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
8 of its 9 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 7 of Vientiane's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories).
141 of its 529 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 79 of Paris' 97 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (75 stories).
Also named far more than usual: storms in Italy (33 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); outbreaks in Pakistan (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); food poisoning in US (24 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 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 12,509 stories about harm among 68,799 counted on 16 Nov.
Mentions of storms ran about 6 times their usual in Italy's news. of the day's 68,799 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Bolivia stood out: 71% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 39%. A year earlier, on 16 November 2018, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 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 18 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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