We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
102 of its 145 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Vilnius accounted for 99 of Lithuania's 102 stories about harm, carried by 119 outlets. 95 of Vilnius' 99 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (32 stories). Extreme cold was named in 41 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
2,044 of its 2,530 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Istanbul accounted for 1,653 of Türkiye's 2,044 stories about harm, carried by 886 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (889 stories). Tornadoes were named in 143 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
135 of its 301 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Heavy rain was named in 34 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
90 of its 125 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Niamey accounted for 76 of Niger's 90 stories about harm, carried by 67 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (88 stories).
129 of its 169 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Bamako accounted for 113 of Mali's 129 stories about harm, carried by 124 outlets. 86 of Bamako's 113 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (109 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
286 of its 342 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Kolofata accounted for 233 of Cameroon's 286 stories about harm, carried by 269 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (141 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
168 of its 256 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. 78 of Addis Ababa's 78 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (146 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
1,354 of its 2,369 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (551 stories). Hepatitis was named in 187 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
209 of Los Mochis' 256 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). HIV was named in 42 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
127 of its 238 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Chile (36 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); avalanche in France (383 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Venezuela (60 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Thailand (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Portugal (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 Jan. 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 51,037 stories about harm among 251,893 counted on 13 Jan.
In Lithuania, 70% of the news was about people being harmed, where 21% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 251,893 stories, below the usual 22. Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate. In Chile's news, mentions of the earthquake ran about 5 times their usual.
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.
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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