We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
1,941 of its 2,334 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Aleppo accounted for 1,272 of Syria's 1,941 stories about harm, carried by 679 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (550 stories). Natural hazards were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
310 of its 487 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. 26 of Medellin's 29 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (117 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
166 of its 357 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Prague accounted for 145 of the Czechia's 166 stories about harm, carried by 133 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (80 stories). Accidents were named in 54 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
140 of its 287 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
172 of its 285 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 40 of Kathmandu's 77 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (126 stories). Landslides were named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
487 of its 2,095 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (251 stories). Flu was named in 28 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
350 of its 639 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Cairo accounted for 295 of Egypt's 350 stories about harm, carried by 236 outlets. 156 of Cairo's 295 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
88 of its 100 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Bambari accounted for 83 of the Central African Republic's 88 stories about harm, carried by 85 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
736 of its 2,847 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (13 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 281 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami.
278 of its 1,233 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (12 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: drought in Zimbabwe (187 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in Taiwan (166 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Japan (281 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); building collapse in South Africa (131 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Poland (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 Feb. 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 49,003 stories about harm among 247,161 counted on 5 Feb.
It was the second day running that the news turned to Syria. of the day's 247,161 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. Zimbabwe's news mentioned the drought about 4 times as often as usual. Syria's news was 83% about people being harmed, against a usual 75%.
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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