We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
371 of its 560 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Kampala accounted for 299 of Uganda's 371 stories about harm, carried by 265 outlets. 231 of Kampala's 299 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (92 stories). Meningitis was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tuberculosis. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
1,090 of its 1,172 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Suva accounted for 703 of Fiji's 1,090 stories about harm, carried by 687 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (591 stories). Landslides were named in 62 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with power cuts and drownings.
882 of its 1,077 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Hebron accounted for 651 of Palestine's 882 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (238 stories). Heavy rain was named in 171 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding and storms.
258 of its 772 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (15 stories). Flooding was named in 34 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with heavy rain. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
183 of its 332 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Kiev accounted for 164 of Ukraine's 183 stories about harm, carried by 174 outlets. 146 of Kiev's 164 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (158 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
435 of its 488 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate (263 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
82 of its 169 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
263 of its 532 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (116 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
1,128 of its 1,813 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (432 stories). Illness was named in 88 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.
1,707 of its 1,904 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 77%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (845 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Japan (97 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); cyclone in New Zealand (38 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hiv in Thailand (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Somalia (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hiv in Sweden (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 21 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 33,056 stories about harm among 132,957 counted on 21 Feb.
No day had a higher share of stories about people being harmed since 3 January 2016. the news turned to Uganda for the fourth day running. People injured were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Syria. of the day's 132,957 news stories, 25 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. This week the news turned most often to Uganda, on 5 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.
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 much 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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