We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
83 of its 204 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Beirut accounted for 67 of Lebanon's 83 stories about harm, carried by 140 outlets. 60 of Beirut's 67 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
80 of its 95 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (10 stories). Plane crash was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
34 of its 45 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Apia accounted for 21 of Samoa's 34 stories about harm, carried by 17 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
218 of its 1,022 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (47 stories). Earthquake was named in 94 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with tsunami and outbreaks. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
45 of its 212 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. 9 of Bucharest's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (25 stories). Drownings were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hypothermia.
191 of its 368 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Tehran accounted for 105 of Iran's 191 stories about harm, carried by 104 outlets. 93 of Tehran's 105 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
173 of its 429 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
48 of its 174 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 7 of Kristiansand's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).
31 of its 47 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Tripoli accounted for 27 of Libya's 31 stories about harm, carried by 30 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
67 of its 245 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (36 stories). Storms were named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drownings.
Also named far more than usual: illness in Mexico (72 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); storms in Greece (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Romania (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Yemen (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tsunami in China (36 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 18,362 stories about harm among 108,079 counted on 25 Nov.
Mentions of the earthquake ran about three times their usual in Japan's news. of the day's 108,079 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 25 November 2018, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today. Lebanon's news was 41% about people being harmed, against a usual 24%.
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 17 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 about as 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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