We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
100 of its 196 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. 28 of Oromo's 31 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (16 stories). Flooding was named in 31 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
1,105 of its 1,204 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Suva accounted for 556 of Fiji's 1,105 stories about harm, carried by 480 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Drownings were named in 87 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts.
259 of its 375 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Jammu accounted for 166 of Kashmir's 259 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
156 of its 405 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (28 stories). Chikungunya was named in 87 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with dengue.
191 of its 414 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 65 of Warsaw's 92 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (90 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
626 of its 845 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. 185 of Ramallah's 340 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (205 stories). Heavy rain was named in 131 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with flooding and storms.
234 of its 490 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. la Paz accounted for 223 of Bolivia's 234 stories about harm, carried by 191 outlets. 115 of la Paz's 223 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (221 stories).
442 of its 803 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. 199 of Kampala's 332 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (142 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
2,294 of its 2,624 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 78%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (77 stories). Cyclone was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
185 of its 207 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 80%. Bujumbura accounted for 164 of Burundi's 185 stories about harm, carried by 145 outlets. Plague was named in 76 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in New Zealand (221 of its stories, about three times its usual); plague in Burundi (76 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Palestine (131 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); drought in Somalia (15 of its stories, about three times its usual); landslides in Philippines (47 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 47,759 stories about harm among 227,262 counted on 22 Feb.
Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. 21 in every 100 of the day's 227,262 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In New Zealand's news, mentions of the earthquake ran about three times their usual. Ethiopia stood out: 51% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 41%.
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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