We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
191 of its 362 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Tehran accounted for 87 of Iran's 191 stories about harm, carried by 145 outlets. 67 of Tehran's 87 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (88 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
193 of its 334 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Dhaka accounted for 156 of Bangladesh's 193 stories about harm, carried by 270 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (55 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
140 of its 375 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (44 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
93 of its 320 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Earthquake was named in 30 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
69 of its 216 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 49 of Beirut's 51 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Baghdad accounted for 88 of Iraq's 134 stories about harm, carried by 184 outlets. 75 of Baghdad's 88 stories were about protests or strikes. Illness was named in 40 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
56 of its 124 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 15 of Valletta's 30 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
52 of its 72 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Sanaa accounted for 31 of Yemen's 52 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (18 stories).
167 of its 265 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Durres accounted for 143 of Albania's 167 stories about harm, carried by 162 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
54 of its 68 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: illness in Iraq (40 of its stories, about three times its usual); illness in Chile (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); hiv in New Zealand (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Türkiye (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); storms in US (362 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 21,686 stories about harm among 121,358 counted on 27 Nov.
Greece's news mentioned the earthquake more than ten times as often as usual. 18 in every 100 of the day's 121,358 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 27 November 2018, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. Iran stood out: 53% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 42%.
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 18 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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