We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
143 of its 215 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Manama accounted for 121 of Bahrain's 143 stories about harm, carried by 105 outlets. 91 of Manama's 121 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
61 of its 74 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (60 stories). Building collapse was named in 44 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
3,783 of its 4,889 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Istanbul accounted for 3,525 of Türkiye's 3,783 stories about harm, carried by 1,581 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (3,251 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
60 of its 75 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
817 of its 1,134 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 388 of Amazonas' 390 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (406 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
200 of its 222 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Sanaa accounted for 145 of Yemen's 200 stories about harm, carried by 167 outlets. Power cuts were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
133 of its 431 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 74 of Warsaw's 86 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (93 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
130 of its 227 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Dakar accounted for 118 of Senegal's 130 stories about harm, carried by 114 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
32 of its 53 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (26 stories). Drought was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
419 of its 488 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Mogadishu accounted for 387 of Somalia's 419 stories about harm, carried by 441 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: bird flu in Japan (85 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Bolivia (23 of its stories, about three times its usual); plane crash in Latvia (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Malaysia (33 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); drownings in Australia (216 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 Jan. 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 34,109 stories about harm among 155,931 counted on 2 Jan.
Kazakhstan's news mentioned building collapse more than ten times as often as usual. 22 in every 100 of the day's 155,931 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. the news turned to Bahrain for the second day running. On 3 January 2016, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, against 22 today.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Countries with at least 50 stories that day.
Stories, not people.
Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 22 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.
Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 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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