We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
105 of its 164 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Beirut accounted for 77 of Lebanon's 105 stories about harm, carried by 120 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Illness was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
97 of its 121 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Minsk accounted for 55 of Belarus' 97 stories about harm, carried by 140 outlets. 51 of Minsk's 55 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
37 of its 64 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Plane crash was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
13 of its 15 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Wildfires were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
55 of its 70 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
109 of its 315 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (59 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
57 of its 139 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 5 of Ayotzinapa's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories).
Kabul accounted for 50 of Afghanistan's 87 stories about harm, carried by 65 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
64 of its 141 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Doha accounted for 46 of Qatar's 64 stories about harm, carried by 102 outlets.
118 of its 360 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 52 of Madrid's 72 stories were about protests or strikes.
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Greece (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in South Africa (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in New Zealand (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 13,366 stories about harm among 48,967 counted on 27 Sep.
In Tuvalu's news, mentions of wildfires ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 27 in every 100 of the day's 48,967 stories, as usual. On 28 September 2019, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 27 today. In Lebanon, 64% of the news was about people being harmed, where 54% is usual. This week the news turned most often to Belarus, on 3 of 7 days.
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 27 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 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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