We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
648 of its 920 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Kampala accounted for 596 of Uganda's 648 stories about harm, carried by 505 outlets. 428 of Kampala's 596 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (121 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
109 of its 120 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Niamey accounted for 100 of Niger's 109 stories about harm, carried by 136 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (60 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
503 of its 1,399 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (391 stories). Poisoning was named in 193 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
832 of its 931 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (210 stories). Typhoon was named in 373 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hurricane, landslides and power cuts.
178 of its 311 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 127 of Kiev's 143 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
142 of its 164 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Tunis accounted for 132 of Tunisia's 142 stories about harm, carried by 194 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
822 of its 1,215 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Hebron accounted for 700 of Palestine's 822 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. 430 of Hebron's 700 stories were about protests or strikes. Heavy rain was named in 80 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
839 of its 1,192 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Ankara accounted for 657 of Türkiye's 839 stories about harm, carried by 260 outlets. Building collapse was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
102 of Maiduguri's 104 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (126 stories). Poisoning was named in 113 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with measles. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
98 of its 110 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Nouakchott accounted for 96 of Mauritania's 98 stories about harm, carried by 122 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (98 stories).
Also named far more than usual: poisoning in Nigeria (113 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in New Zealand (38 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in South Africa (61 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); chikungunya in Jamaica (17 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hunger in Sudan (18 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 20 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 34,879 stories about harm among 151,200 counted on 20 Feb.
Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. of the day's 151,200 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. the news turned to Uganda for the third day running. Abductions were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Libya and Nigeria. In Fiji's news, mentions of the typhoon ran more than ten 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 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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