We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
207 of its 408 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Tehran accounted for 132 of Iran's 207 stories about harm, carried by 204 outlets. 94 of Tehran's 132 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (152 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
162 of its 230 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Idlib accounted for 54 of Syria's 162 stories about harm, carried by 108 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
76 of its 241 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
137 of its 466 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Earthquake was named in 38 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
88 of its 119 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. la Paz accounted for 57 of Bolivia's 88 stories about harm, carried by 111 outlets. 51 of la Paz's 57 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (77 stories).
37 of its 94 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 14 of Valletta's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
43 of its 106 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 19 of Bogota's 24 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Baghdad accounted for 90 of Iraq's 170 stories about harm, carried by 272 outlets. 81 of Baghdad's 90 stories were about protests or strikes. Natural hazards were named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
47 of its 93 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
185 of its 392 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. 44 of Hong Kong Island's 48 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: helicopter crash in Afghanistan (19 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); natural hazards in Iraq (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Mexico (10 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); respiratory illness in Canada (44 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); dust storm in Australia (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 21 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 21,313 stories about harm among 130,681 counted on 21 Nov.
Thailand's news mentioned the earthquake more than ten times as often as usual. 16 in every 100 of the day's 130,681 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 21 November 2018, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 16 today. Iran stood out: 51% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 39%.
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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