We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
2,188 of its 2,443 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Taipei accounted for 1,084 of Taiwan's 2,188 stories about harm, carried by 905 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (288 stories). Gas explosion was named in 125 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
121 of its 217 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Yangon accounted for 108 of Myanmar's 121 stories about harm, carried by 155 outlets. 105 of Yangon's 108 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (105 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
1,330 of its 1,600 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Aleppo accounted for 869 of Syria's 1,330 stories about harm, carried by 648 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (456 stories). Road crashes were named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
130 of its 206 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (110 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
208 of its 278 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Prague accounted for 199 of the Czechia's 208 stories about harm, carried by 273 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (114 stories). Storms were named in 109 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
296 of its 610 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 73 of Colombo's 116 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (147 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
242 of its 1,072 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (9 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 45 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with plane crash. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
76 of its 86 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (55 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
227 of its 780 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (115 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
59 of its 70 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (35 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.
Also named far more than usual: train derailment in Haiti (91 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Czechia (109 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Japan (45 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Samoa (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heavy rain in Indonesia (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 35,292 stories about harm among 146,759 counted on 6 Feb.
In Taiwan, 90% of the news was about people being harmed, where 13% is usual. Haiti's news mentioned train derailment more than ten times as often as usual. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Taiwan and Israel. of the day's 146,759 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.
Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 24 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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