We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
160 of its 278 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Kolontar accounted for 128 of Hungary's 160 stories about harm, carried by 148 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (52 stories). Accidents were named in 104 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
414 of its 446 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 79%. Sanaa accounted for 268 of Yemen's 414 stories about harm, carried by 234 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (113 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
140 of its 396 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at about 10 times the usual rate (70 stories). Malaria was named in 73 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
286 of its 432 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 76 of Abidjan's 132 stories were about protests or strikes.
781 of its 1,374 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Athens accounted for 528 of Greece's 781 stories about harm, carried by 339 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).
33 of its 93 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (26 stories). Storms were named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
101 of its 122 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Juba accounted for 81 of South Sudan's 101 stories about harm, carried by 101 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
103 of its 127 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (42 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
65 of its 211 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Earthquake was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with volcanic eruption. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
106 of its 227 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (18 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: meningitis in Ghana (36 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); storms in Kazakhstan (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Angola (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Mozambique (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Peru (17 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 50,160 stories about harm among 252,907 counted on 28 Jan.
In Hungary, 58% of the news was about people being harmed, where 16% is usual. Reports of vaccination, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. Mentions of the malaria ran more than ten times their usual in Argentina's news. of the day's 252,907 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below 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 harsher than 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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