We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
98 of its 125 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Hurricane was named in 95 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with landslides, storms and tropical storm. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
250 of its 338 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Tigray accounted for 140 of Ethiopia's 250 stories about harm, carried by 232 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
62 of its 116 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Lima accounted for 38 of Peru's 62 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets. 26 of Lima's 38 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (14 stories).
28 of its 39 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Chapare accounted for 24 of Bolivia's 28 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. Ebola was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks, haemorrhagic fever and dengue.
62 of its 82 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Tegucigalpa accounted for 30 of Honduras' 62 stories about harm, carried by 134 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Hurricane was named in 55 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with landslides and storm surge.
313 of its 895 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 63 of Berlin's 104 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Measles was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual.
90 of its 158 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Baghdad accounted for 52 of Iraq's 90 stories about harm, carried by 108 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (44 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Bangkok accounted for 84 of Thailand's 121 stories about harm, carried by 123 outlets. 68 of Bangkok's 84 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (67 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
90 of its 215 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 31 of Kampala's 50 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (11 stories).
312 of its 635 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Typhoon was named in 132 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Honduras (55 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); typhoon in Philippines (132 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); ebola in DR Congo (18 of its stories, about three times its usual); covid in Armenia (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); avalanche in Kashmir (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 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 28,036 stories about harm among 109,055 counted on 18 Nov.
Reports of vaccination, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. 26 in every 100 of the day's 109,055 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Nicaragua's news, mentions of the hurricane ran about 5 times their usual. Nicaragua stood out: 78% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 41%. On 19 November 2019, a year earlier, the share was 17 in every 100, against 26 today.
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 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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