We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
219 of its 337 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Tehran accounted for 128 of Iran's 219 stories about harm, carried by 352 outlets. 110 of Tehran's 128 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
116 of its 256 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Dhaka accounted for 66 of Bangladesh's 116 stories about harm, carried by 66 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (47 stories). Building collapse was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
214 of its 392 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Colombo accounted for 116 of Sri Lanka's 214 stories about harm, carried by 212 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (183 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
233 of its 1,080 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (86 stories). Plague was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with typhoon.
81 of its 109 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. 23 of Sacaba's 25 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
161 of its 340 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Hong Kong Island accounted for 96 of Hong Kong's 161 stories about harm, carried by 277 outlets. 92 of Hong Kong Island's 96 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
118 of its 493 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 71 of Paris' 86 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
128 of its 362 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories). Storms were named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heavy rain, avalanche and power cuts.
Baghdad accounted for 59 of Iraq's 79 stories about harm, carried by 125 outlets. 50 of Baghdad's 59 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Tsunami was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: storms in Italy (27 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tropical storm in Philippines (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tsunami in Japan (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in New Zealand (10 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); polio in Nigeria (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 10,593 stories about harm among 57,946 counted on 17 Nov.
Of the day's 57,946 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 17. On 17 November 2018, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 18 today. This week the news turned most often to Hong Kong, on 5 of 7 days.
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 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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