We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
97 of its 101 stories (96%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. San Salvador accounted for 84 of el Salvador's 97 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets. Dengue was named in 75 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
275 of its 427 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. 147 of Cairo's 219 stories were about protests or strikes. Landslides were named in 95 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
61 of its 71 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Algiers accounted for 56 of Algeria's 61 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
295 of its 522 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (43 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
60 of its 108 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. 9 of Oromo's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Hunger was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with respiratory illness. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
193 of its 482 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 167 of Spijkenisse's 169 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
57 of its 106 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 13 of Perho's 15 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (30 stories).
1,686 of its 4,366 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (820 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
49 of its 94 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 31 of Skopje's 31 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (44 stories).
137 of its 347 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 121 of Port-au-Prince's 124 stories were about protests or strikes. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: drought in Zimbabwe (50 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Ethiopia (25 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); power cuts in Bahamas (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Philippines (40 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); extreme cold in China (52 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 33,990 stories about harm among 143,879 counted on 23 Jan.
El Salvador's news mentioned the dengue about 7 times as often as usual. el Salvador's news was 96% about people being harmed, against a usual 52%. of the day's 143,879 news stories, 24 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 21.
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.
The words in the day's stories were about as 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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