We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
396 of its 486 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Sitra accounted for 374 of Bahrain's 396 stories about harm, carried by 412 outlets. 274 of Sitra's 374 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (340 stories).
2,372 of its 2,801 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 77%. Azaz accounted for 1,494 of Syria's 2,372 stories about harm, carried by 875 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 4 times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
91 of its 133 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (62 stories). Hurricane was named in 79 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.
71 of its 155 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (11 stories). Drownings were named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
203 of its 459 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 124 of Crimea's 126 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Train derailment was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts.
156 of its 333 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 71 of Pulwama's 109 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (61 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.
142 of its 203 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Kerawa accounted for 113 of Cameroon's 142 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (65 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
172 of its 193 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 82%. Bujumbura accounted for 133 of Burundi's 172 stories about harm, carried by 166 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (138 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
77 of its 192 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (65 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
834 of its 1,321 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. 214 of Ramallah's 399 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (50 stories).
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in New Zealand (144 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); house fires in Venezuela (42 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Bahamas (37 of its stories, about three times its usual); malaria in Angola (36 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Kenya (37 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 41,089 stories about harm among 198,166 counted on 15 Feb.
In Bahrain, 81% of the news was about people being harmed, where 20% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 198,166 stories, as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Bahrain. In Puerto Rico's news, mentions of the hurricane ran about 7 times their 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 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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