We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
253 of its 604 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Jerusalem accounted for 131 of Israel's 253 stories about harm, carried by 144 outlets. Flu was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
8 of Douala's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
29 of its 52 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories).
Ebola was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with drought.
34 of its 93 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (16 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
44 of its 122 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories). Outbreaks were named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.
Minsk accounted for 89 of Belarus' 109 stories about harm, carried by 307 outlets. 82 of Minsk's 89 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
55 of its 112 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Ebola was named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
42 of its 103 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
94 of its 216 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Austria (25 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); ebola in Chile (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plague in China (100 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Brazil (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flu in Japan (15 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 Sep. 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 28,781 stories about harm among 111,205 counted on 23 Sep.
It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 5 March 2020. In Austria's news, mentions of outbreaks ran about 9 times their usual. On 24 September 2019, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 26 today. 26 in every 100 of the day's 111,205 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 28.
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 26 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 much 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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