We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
1,247 of its 1,594 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Ayvacik accounted for 668 of Türkiye's 1,247 stories about harm, carried by 611 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (863 stories). Hypothermia was named in 408 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
232 of its 535 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Geneva accounted for 207 of Switzerland's 232 stories about harm, carried by 175 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
204 of its 220 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 80%. Sanaa accounted for 157 of Yemen's 204 stories about harm, carried by 140 outlets. 117 of Sanaa's 157 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
128 of its 152 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Mpoko accounted for 97 of the Central African Republic's 128 stories about harm, carried by 112 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
126 of its 264 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Avalanche was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with flu and snowstorms. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
91 of its 106 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Yaounde accounted for 56 of Cameroon's 91 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (80 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
916 of its 3,226 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (484 stories). Avalanche was named in 370 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts and train derailment. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
236 of its 275 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Bogota accounted for 161 of Colombia's 236 stories about harm, carried by 144 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (97 stories).
506 of its 2,545 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (253 stories). Landslides were named in 55 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
40 of its 104 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 12 of Dnipropetrovsk's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Hunger was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Also named far more than usual: avalanche in Canada (370 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Russia (112 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Kazakhstan (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Brazil (106 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flu in Venezuela (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 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 30,971 stories about harm among 143,556 counted on 30 Jan.
Mentions of the avalanche ran more than ten times their usual in Canada's news. of the day's 143,556 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of vaccination, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. Türkiye's news was 78% about people being harmed, against a usual 63%.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Countries with at least 50 stories that day.
Stories, not people.
Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 22 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.
Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 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 much 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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