We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
76 of its 103 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Tunis accounted for 61 of Tunisia's 76 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. 38 of Tunis' 61 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (28 stories). Ebola was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
630 of its 2,497 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (376 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 60 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
1,036 of its 1,300 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Baghdad accounted for 460 of Iraq's 1,036 stories about harm, carried by 435 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (150 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
299 of its 627 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
235 of its 499 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Storskog accounted for 188 of Norway's 235 stories about harm, carried by 155 outlets. 188 of Storskog's 188 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (85 stories).
243 of its 527 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 75 of Antioquia's 128 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (75 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
18 of Mahama's 32 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Meningitis was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
67 of its 132 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
79 of its 112 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
240 of its 278 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 77%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (47 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: malaria in Guinea (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Malawi (15 of its stories, about three times its usual); ebola in Switzerland (36 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); chikungunya in Jamaica (10 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); drought in India (185 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 47,413 stories about harm among 236,940 counted on 19 Jan.
In Guinea's news, mentions of the malaria ran more than ten times their usual. People displaced were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Iraq and Norway. Tunisia's news was 74% about people being harmed, against a usual 53%. of the day's 236,940 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 22.
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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