We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
349 of its 499 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Tunis accounted for 292 of Tunisia's 349 stories about harm, carried by 241 outlets. 276 of Tunis' 292 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (72 stories). Earthquake was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
1,115 of its 1,565 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Kalolimnos accounted for 883 of Greece's 1,115 stories about harm, carried by 576 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (1,048 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
772 of its 872 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Mogadishu accounted for 701 of Somalia's 772 stories about harm, carried by 765 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
90 of its 169 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
181 of its 368 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 39 of Huuhtanen's 39 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (117 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
92 of its 126 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Chisinau accounted for 89 of Moldova's 92 stories about harm, carried by 83 outlets. 88 of Chisinau's 89 stories were about protests or strikes. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
103 of its 248 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (91 stories). Hypothermia was named in 86 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
275 of its 293 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 78%. Bujumbura accounted for 254 of Burundi's 275 stories about harm, carried by 190 outlets. 181 of Bujumbura's 254 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
949 of its 1,782 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Earthquake was named in 45 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with tornadoes. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
8 of Addis Ababa's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Hunger was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: hypothermia in Chile (86 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Ethiopia (17 of its stories, about three times its usual); drought in Mozambique (12 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); tsunami in Brazil (45 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in Afghanistan (51 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 49,875 stories about harm among 236,130 counted on 22 Jan.
In Chile's news, mentions of the hypothermia ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 236,130 stories, as usual. Tunisia's news was 70% about people being harmed, against a usual 60%.
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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