We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
76 of its 106 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Damascus accounted for 53 of Syria's 76 stories about harm, carried by 98 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
36 of its 41 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Covid was named in 36 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
50 of its 58 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. the Bay Islands accounted for 20 of Honduras' 50 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets. Tropical storm was named in 47 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with hurricane, flooding and storms.
131 of its 391 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories).
14 of its 25 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Illness was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
34 of its 126 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Typhoon was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
18 of its 66 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).
15 of its 57 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 3 of Yerevan's 5 stories were about protests or strikes.
Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Extreme cold was named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Also named far more than usual: illness in Cameroon (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); typhoon in Hong Kong (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); bird flu in Canada (21 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); poisoning in Australia (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); extreme cold in UK (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 17,817 stories about harm among 106,152 counted on 14 Nov.
In Honduras' news, mentions of tropical storm ran about 10 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 106,152 stories, as usual. A year earlier, on 15 November 2023, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today. In Syria, 72% of the news was about people being harmed, where 50% is usual.
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 17 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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