We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
168 of its 245 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Poopo accounted for 162 of Bolivia's 168 stories about harm, carried by 226 outlets. 153 of Poopo's 162 stories were about protests or strikes. Drought was named in 163 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
509 of its 911 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 9 times the usual rate (13 stories). Natural hazards were named in 81 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
262 of its 487 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (78 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
299 of its 381 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Haemorrhagic fever was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
224 of its 321 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Chisinau accounted for 179 of Moldova's 224 stories about harm, carried by 150 outlets. 179 of Chisinau's 179 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (204 stories).
175 of its 216 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Tunis accounted for 126 of Tunisia's 175 stories about harm, carried by 129 outlets. 119 of Tunis' 126 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (113 stories).
365 of its 414 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Mogadishu accounted for 308 of Somalia's 365 stories about harm, carried by 311 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
525 of its 956 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. 224 of Cairo's 386 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (306 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
5 of Oromo's 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (38 stories). Drought was named in 44 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storms and heatwave. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
152 of its 293 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (58 stories). Chikungunya was named in 39 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
Also named far more than usual: drought in Ethiopia (44 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); chikungunya in Colombia (39 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); chikungunya in Jamaica (21 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); earthquake in Mexico (56 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Germany (76 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 21 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 50,693 stories about harm among 251,558 counted on 21 Jan.
Bolivia's news was 69% about people being harmed, against a usual 22%. of the day's 251,558 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. Bolivia's news mentioned the drought more than ten times as often as 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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