We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
151 of its 266 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. 55 of la Macarena's 75 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (120 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 30 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with avalanche. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
59 of its 86 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Bayankhongor accounted for 52 of Mongolia's 59 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (51 stories). Drought was named in 54 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
169 of its 353 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Sofia accounted for 160 of Bulgaria's 169 stories about harm, carried by 144 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (85 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
314 of its 503 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (92 stories). Plane crash was named in 88 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
357 of its 413 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Mogadishu accounted for 301 of Somalia's 357 stories about harm, carried by 291 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (262 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
71 of its 89 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Kidal accounted for 57 of Mali's 71 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
56 of its 83 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Tbilisi accounted for 45 of Georgia's 56 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets. 43 of Tbilisi's 45 stories were about protests or strikes.
35 of its 41 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 7 of Kikwit's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Ebola was named in 29 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with outbreaks and haemorrhagic fever.
25 of its 46 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
243 of its 631 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (192 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: ebola in DR Congo (29 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); snowstorms in Antarctica (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Kashmir (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Ukraine (26 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); avalanche in Norway (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 50,744 stories about harm among 255,955 counted on 26 Feb.
Mentions of the drought ran more than ten times their usual in Mongolia's news. of the day's 255,955 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Colombia stood out: 57% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 50%.
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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