We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
178 of its 325 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Santiago accounted for 124 of Chile's 178 stories about harm, carried by 141 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (96 stories). Earthquake was named in 143 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with tsunami and power cuts. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
133 of its 227 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Mong Kok accounted for 102 of Hong Kong's 133 stories about harm, carried by 120 outlets. 97 of Mong Kok's 102 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (62 stories).
178 of its 211 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Ngechewe accounted for 142 of Cameroon's 178 stories about harm, carried by 139 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (155 stories). Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
236 of its 1,239 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (68 stories). Storms were named in 79 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
413 of its 739 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (264 stories). Building collapse was named in 223 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Sanaa accounted for 100 of Yemen's 134 stories about harm, carried by 85 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (30 stories). Hunger was named in 28 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
179 of its 392 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Bucharest accounted for 149 of Romania's 179 stories about harm, carried by 136 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (120 stories).
58 of its 131 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 6 of Port-au-Prince's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Drought was named in 33 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hunger.
44 of its 102 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Ebola was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
181 of its 524 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (77 stories).
Also named far more than usual: building collapse in Taiwan (223 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drought in Haiti (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Guatemala (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Venezuela (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Vietnam (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 47,388 stories about harm among 258,643 counted on 10 Feb.
The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest in all 41 days held. Chile's news was 55% about people being harmed, against a usual 18%. In Chile's news, mentions of the earthquake ran about 5 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 258,643 stories, 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 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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