We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
37 of its 48 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Pyongyang accounted for 26 of North Korea's 37 stories about harm, carried by 76 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (13 stories). Outbreaks were named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual.
429 of its 715 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (213 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
21 of its 57 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).
28 of its 79 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (16 stories).
8,733 of its 23,244 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (54 stories). Drownings were named in 178 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with snowstorms and oil spill.
Kabul accounted for 753 of Afghanistan's 1,115 stories about harm, carried by 870 outlets. Drought was named in 79 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with hunger. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
20 of its 42 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Bled accounted for 18 of Slovenia's 20 stories about harm, carried by 15 outlets.
46 of its 149 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).
41 of its 113 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Brussels accounted for 34 of Belgium's 41 stories about harm, carried by 115 outlets.
38 of its 75 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Landslides were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Also named far more than usual: landslides in Trinidad & Tobago (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Germany (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drought in Afghanistan (79 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); dengue in India (33 of its stories, about three times its usual); plague in Australia (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 23,514 stories about harm among 79,444 counted on 3 Sep.
Mentions of outbreaks ran about 10 times their usual in North Korea's news. of the day's 79,444 news stories, 30 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 26. North Korea stood out: 77% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 37%. On 3 September 2020, a year earlier, the share was 27 in every 100, against 30 today.
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 30 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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