We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
633 of its 717 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Sitra accounted for 537 of Bahrain's 633 stories about harm, carried by 448 outlets. 471 of Sitra's 537 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (602 stories).
327 of its 590 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Kampala accounted for 261 of Uganda's 327 stories about harm, carried by 213 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (72 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
86 of its 284 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (81 stories). Power cuts were named in 52 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
45 of its 140 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
687 of its 961 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Baghdad accounted for 433 of Iraq's 687 stories about harm, carried by 393 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 10 times the usual rate (20 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
102 of its 134 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Kidal accounted for 78 of Mali's 102 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
213 of its 483 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (152 stories). Flu was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
62 of its 93 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. 11 of the Congo River's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (28 stories).
310 of its 361 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Mogadishu accounted for 224 of Somalia's 310 stories about harm, carried by 298 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (92 stories).
23 of its 73 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 7 of Ndjamena's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).
Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Puerto Rico (44 of its stories, about three times its usual); chikungunya in Colombia (79 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); cyclone in Tonga (16 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); cholera in Tanzania (16 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); ebola in Guinea (11 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 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 49,687 stories about harm among 249,009 counted on 16 Feb.
Bahrain stood out: 88% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 28%. 20 in every 100 of the day's 249,009 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the third day running, the news turned to Bahrain.
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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