We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
110 of its 165 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Budapest accounted for 93 of Hungary's 110 stories about harm, carried by 122 outlets. 85 of Budapest's 93 stories were about protests or strikes. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
91 of its 127 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Bejaia accounted for 84 of Algeria's 91 stories about harm, carried by 112 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 10 times the usual rate (78 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
835 of its 1,413 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (344 stories). Accidents were named in 81 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
45 of its 78 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (32 stories). Chikungunya was named in 37 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with dengue and outbreaks. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
548 of its 670 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Baghdad accounted for 469 of Iraq's 548 stories about harm, carried by 384 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (394 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
328 of its 411 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Kabul accounted for 151 of Afghanistan's 328 stories about harm, carried by 130 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (65 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
132 of its 155 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Sanaa accounted for 64 of Yemen's 132 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
15 of its 31 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 8 of Ndjamena's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (11 stories).
514 of its 1,819 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (44 stories). Drownings were named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Mogadishu accounted for 118 of Somalia's 240 stories about harm, carried by 91 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (198 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: avalanche in Nepal (42 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); meningitis in Sierra Leone (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Jordan (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Chile (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); volcanic eruption in Japan (22 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 27,768 stories about harm among 135,647 counted on 28 Feb.
Hungary stood out: 67% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 18%. 20 in every 100 of the day's 135,647 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Puerto Rico's news, mentions of the chikungunya ran about 5 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 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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