We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
1,183 of its 2,345 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Jerusalem accounted for 1,029 of Israel's 1,183 stories about harm, carried by 642 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (659 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
133 of its 178 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (101 stories). Road crashes were named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
228 of its 283 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Dakar accounted for 208 of Senegal's 228 stories about harm, carried by 185 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
152 of its 258 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Nassau accounted for 140 of the Bahamas' 152 stories about harm, carried by 121 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (92 stories).
196 of its 336 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of abductions ran at about 10 times the usual rate (12 stories). Landslides were named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
531 of its 739 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Santiago accounted for 509 of Chile's 531 stories about harm, carried by 599 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (312 stories).
1,360 of its 2,896 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Paris accounted for 1,212 of France's 1,360 stories about harm, carried by 1,454 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,160 stories).
255 of its 566 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (227 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
850 of its 2,121 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (589 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
447 of its 746 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (323 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Guatemala (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Austria (16 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); earthquake in Philippines (115 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Jamaica (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in US (1194 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 49,259 stories about harm among 243,854 counted on 9 Jan.
Mentions of volcanic eruption ran more than ten times their usual in Guatemala's news. In Israel, 50% of the news was about people being harmed, where 30% is usual. A year earlier, on 10 January 2016, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. 20 in every 100 of the day's 243,854 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22.
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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