We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
891 of its 1,893 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 321 of Nuevo Leon's 333 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (488 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
31 of its 33 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Praia accounted for 31 of Cape Verde's 31 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (29 stories). Ebola was named in 29 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
532 of its 1,214 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (156 stories). Poisoning was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with plane crash. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
1,059 of its 2,965 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (221 stories). Drownings were named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
193 of its 436 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Mong Kok accounted for 174 of Hong Kong's 193 stories about harm, carried by 159 outlets. 161 of Mong Kok's 174 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (116 stories).
469 of its 890 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Cairo accounted for 323 of Egypt's 469 stories about harm, carried by 310 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (162 stories). Train derailment was named in 142 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
148 of its 181 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Dakar accounted for 120 of Senegal's 148 stories about harm, carried by 96 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
471 of its 820 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (198 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
88 of its 289 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Hurricane was named in 41 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (30 stories). Measles was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in Fiji (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Bahamas (41 of its stories, about three times its usual); train derailment in Egypt (142 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); rabies in Peru (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in India (312 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 53,890 stories about harm among 265,169 counted on 11 Feb.
Mentions of Ebola ran more than ten times their usual in Cape Verde's news. of the day's 265,169 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Mexico stood out: 47% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 27%.
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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