We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
146 of its 186 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Dakar accounted for 128 of Senegal's 146 stories about harm, carried by 121 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (120 stories). Malaria was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
109 of its 136 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Kambia accounted for 62 of Sierra Leone's 109 stories about harm, carried by 66 outlets. 57 of Kambia's 62 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (64 stories). 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.
81 of its 95 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Maputo accounted for 67 of Mozambique's 81 stories about harm, carried by 82 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (72 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
129 of its 189 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
135 of its 257 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Chisinau accounted for 132 of Moldova's 135 stories about harm, carried by 151 outlets. 131 of Chisinau's 132 stories were about protests or strikes. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
144 of its 230 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (14 stories). Flooding was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
376 of its 593 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (347 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
198 of its 221 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (146 stories). Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
236 of its 522 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (80 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
49 of its 71 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Tirana accounted for 43 of Albania's 49 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (46 stories).
Also named far more than usual: drought in North Korea (45 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Ethiopia (34 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Ireland (43 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); snowstorms in Thailand (39 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Myanmar (10 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 46,423 stories about harm among 231,918 counted on 26 Jan.
Senegal stood out: 78% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 25%. Mentions of the drought ran more than ten times their usual in North Korea's news. On the side of help, reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 231,918 stories, 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.
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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