We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
576 of its 1,066 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Lagos accounted for 298 of Nigeria's 576 stories about harm, carried by 228 outlets. 285 of Lagos' 298 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (49 stories). Illness was named in 229 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
94 of its 268 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (57 stories). Flu was named in 38 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
97 of its 134 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
12 of its 18 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories).
90 of its 196 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Meningitis was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
28 of its 67 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Buenos Aires accounted for 24 of Argentina's 28 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. 13 of Buenos Aires' 24 stories were about protests or strikes.
30 of its 86 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Brussels accounted for 25 of Belgium's 30 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories).
94 of its 215 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Bangkok accounted for 69 of Thailand's 94 stories about harm, carried by 189 outlets. 51 of Bangkok's 69 stories were about protests or strikes.
12 of Khartoum's 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
10 of its 25 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).
Also named far more than usual: landslides in Vietnam (25 of its stories, about three times its usual); illness in Ethiopia (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); meningitis in Brazil (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Ireland (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); tropical storm in Philippines (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 Oct. 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 14,729 stories about harm among 58,475 counted on 22 Oct.
South Korea's news mentioned the flu more than ten times as often as usual. On 23 October 2019, a year earlier, the share was 17 in every 100, against 25 today. In Nigeria, 54% of the news was about people being harmed, where 32% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 25 in every 100 of the day's 58,475 stories, below the usual 27.
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 25 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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