We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
608 of its 1,110 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Jakarta accounted for 438 of Indonesia's 608 stories about harm, carried by 419 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (312 stories). Ebola was named in 56 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
703 of its 1,483 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Tehran accounted for 522 of Iran's 703 stories about harm, carried by 475 outlets. 340 of Tehran's 522 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (325 stories). Flu was named in 54 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
333 of its 487 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Pokhara accounted for 221 of Nepal's 333 stories about harm, carried by 196 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (274 stories). Plane crash was named in 79 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
104 of its 213 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (46 stories). Meningitis was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
469 of its 566 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Tripoli accounted for 217 of Libya's 469 stories about harm, carried by 155 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
723 of its 1,122 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. 198 of Ramallah's 331 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (449 stories). Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
257 of its 311 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Mogadishu accounted for 161 of Somalia's 257 stories about harm, carried by 141 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (202 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
717 of its 1,521 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. 318 of Athens' 522 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (615 stories). Wildfires were named in 85 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
30 of its 42 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. 29 of Asmara's 29 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (29 stories).
580 of its 696 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Dengue was named in 103 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: plague in Philippines (133 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tuberculosis in Cambodia (33 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drought in Zambia (21 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); outbreaks in Netherlands (24 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); dengue in Fiji (103 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 54,326 stories about harm among 265,274 counted on 25 Feb.
The Philippines' news mentioned the plague more than ten times as often as usual. 20 in every 100 of the day's 265,274 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Indonesia, 55% of the news was about people being harmed, where 30% is 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 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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