We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
81 of its 149 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Bogota accounted for 59 of Colombia's 81 stories about harm, carried by 128 outlets. 54 of Bogota's 59 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (46 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
45 of its 85 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Pyongyang accounted for 35 of North Korea's 45 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (6 stories). Illness was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
26 of its 38 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).
84 of its 135 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
190 of its 345 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Tehran accounted for 101 of Iran's 190 stories about harm, carried by 148 outlets. 88 of Tehran's 101 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
79 of its 117 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. la Paz accounted for 54 of Bolivia's 79 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. 47 of la Paz's 54 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
161 of its 354 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. 30 of Hung Hom's 31 stories were about protests or strikes. Outbreaks were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
22 of its 42 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 13 of Algiers' 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories).
23 of its 35 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Managua accounted for 19 of Nicaragua's 23 stories about harm, carried by 59 outlets. 14 of Managua's 19 stories were about protests or strikes.
Baghdad accounted for 86 of Iraq's 140 stories about harm, carried by 299 outlets. 82 of Baghdad's 86 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: illness in Chile (13 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); poisoning in Indonesia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Hong Kong (15 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); accidents in Philippines (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Pakistan (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 19,519 stories about harm among 118,761 counted on 22 Nov.
People falling ill were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and the UK. of the day's 118,761 news stories, 16 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Indonesia's news mentioned poisoning more than ten times as often as usual. Colombia's news was 54% about people being harmed, against a usual 27%. On 22 November 2018, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 16 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 16 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 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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