We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
47 of its 62 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Bogota accounted for 32 of Colombia's 47 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. 29 of Bogota's 32 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
97 of its 243 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Landslides were named in 40 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with flooding and drownings. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
107 of its 140 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (106 stories). Plane crash was named in 25 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 177 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Kabul accounted for 69 of Afghanistan's 120 stories about harm, carried by 127 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
135 of its 244 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Tehran accounted for 70 of Iran's 135 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. 52 of Tehran's 70 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (46 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
172 of its 235 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Baghdad accounted for 91 of Iraq's 172 stories about harm, carried by 260 outlets. 87 of Baghdad's 91 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (122 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
317 of its 1,122 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 129 of Beijing's 161 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Extreme cold was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
122 of its 452 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 54 of Paris' 64 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories). Flooding was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with power cuts.
90 of its 360 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (23 stories). Illness was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
214 of its 640 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (137 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: landslides in Italy (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Malaysia (22 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in France (20 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); outbreaks in Canada (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); poisoning in Nigeria (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 10,583 stories about harm among 57,033 counted on 24 Nov.
The news turned to Colombia for the third day running. 19 in every 100 of the day's 57,033 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 17. In Kenya's news, mentions of landslides ran about 10 times their usual. Colombia stood out: 76% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 33%. On 24 November 2018, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 19 today. This week the news turned most often to Afghanistan, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.
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 much 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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