We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
39 of its 71 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Pyongyang accounted for 29 of North Korea's 39 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets. Outbreaks were named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
32 of its 53 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Minsk accounted for 94 of Belarus' 131 stories about harm, carried by 168 outlets. 78 of Minsk's 94 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
11 of its 20 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%.
51 of its 99 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (5 stories). Hunger was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
21 of its 33 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).
33 of its 91 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).
49 of its 133 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Helsinki accounted for 41 of Finland's 49 stories about harm, carried by 116 outlets.
13 of its 20 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. 4 of Abidjan's 8 stories were about protests or strikes.
Seoul accounted for 104 of South Korea's 163 stories about harm, carried by 159 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (52 stories).
Also named far more than usual: flooding in South Sudan (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); hunger in Libya (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Ireland (28 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in New Zealand (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); gas explosion in Nigeria (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 27,158 stories about harm among 104,481 counted on 24 Sep.
In North Korea's news, mentions of outbreaks ran about 4 times their usual. On 25 September 2019, a year earlier, the share was 17 in every 100, against 26 today. North Korea's news was 55% about people being harmed, against a usual 40%. of the day's 104,481 news stories, 26 in every 100 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.
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 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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