We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
153 of its 243 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Manama accounted for 133 of Bahrain's 153 stories about harm, carried by 128 outlets. 126 of Manama's 133 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories).
328 of its 547 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Stockholm accounted for 288 of Sweden's 328 stories about harm, carried by 378 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
558 of its 684 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Kabul accounted for 364 of Afghanistan's 558 stories about harm, carried by 273 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (336 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
289 of its 454 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (56 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
485 of its 1,172 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (327 stories). Tsunami was named in 184 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
143 of its 248 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 35 of Pulwama's 60 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (51 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.
1,817 of its 6,860 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 334 of Delhi's 628 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (35 stories). Plane crash was named in 29 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storms.
1,710 of its 2,066 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Aleppo accounted for 1,169 of Syria's 1,710 stories about harm, carried by 537 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (418 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
144 of its 241 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). House fires were named in 117 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
68 of its 128 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 65 of Mong Kok's 66 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (53 stories).
Also named far more than usual: house fires in Venezuela (117 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in New Zealand (184 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Colombia (34 of its stories, about three times its usual); storms in Spain (48 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Germany (56 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 29,560 stories about harm among 133,814 counted on 14 Feb.
Bahrain's news was 63% about people being harmed, against a usual 16%. of the day's 133,814 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. Venezuela's news mentioned house fires more than ten times as often as usual.
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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