We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
620 of its 1,032 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Kampala accounted for 548 of Uganda's 620 stories about harm, carried by 371 outlets. 331 of Kampala's 548 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (65 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
1,720 of its 2,446 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Ankara accounted for 1,277 of Türkiye's 1,720 stories about harm, carried by 532 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Building collapse was named in 28 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
214 of its 505 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (108 stories). Polio was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
128 of its 234 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Cyclone was named in 115 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storms, storm surge and typhoon.
304 of its 331 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Tunis accounted for 238 of Tunisia's 304 stories about harm, carried by 289 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (279 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
259 of its 304 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Dinka accounted for 140 of South Sudan's 259 stories about harm, carried by 110 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (175 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
147 of its 530 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (79 stories). Tropical storm was named in 18 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.
166 of its 290 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (143 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
207 of its 241 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (180 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
30 of its 42 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Ebola was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
Also named far more than usual: dengue in Thailand (172 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Guinea (23 of its stories, about three times its usual); natural hazards in Peru (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Bhutan (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Sweden (32 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 51,330 stories about harm among 249,503 counted on 19 Feb.
The news turned to Uganda for the second day running. 21 in every 100 of the day's 249,503 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Fiji's news, mentions of the cyclone ran about 4 times their usual. Uganda stood out: 60% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 39%.
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 softer 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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