We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
470 of its 680 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (95 stories). Natural hazards were named in 55 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
154 of its 323 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (5 stories). Landslides were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
361 of its 569 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Cairo accounted for 275 of Egypt's 361 stories about harm, carried by 249 outlets. 182 of Cairo's 275 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
414 of its 1,923 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Road crashes were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with storms. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
911 of its 2,313 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (73 stories). Plague was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
139 of its 154 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 83%. Bujumbura accounted for 115 of Burundi's 139 stories about harm, carried by 104 outlets. 61 of Bujumbura's 115 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
138 of its 155 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (66 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
221 of its 234 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Kidal accounted for 190 of Mali's 221 stories about harm, carried by 191 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
164 of its 207 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Juba accounted for 118 of South Sudan's 164 stories about harm, carried by 119 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
65 of its 115 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: chikungunya in Peru (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Indonesia (43 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Bahamas (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Afghanistan (75 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Venezuela (19 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 34,212 stories about harm among 147,687 counted on 13 Feb.
Peru's news mentioned the chikungunya more than ten times as often as usual. Taiwan's news was 69% about people being harmed, against a usual 38%. of the day's 147,687 news stories, 23 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 23 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 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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