We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
285 of its 393 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Caracas accounted for 214 of Venezuela's 285 stories about harm, carried by 156 outlets. 163 of Caracas' 214 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (215 stories).
713 of its 849 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Kabul accounted for 345 of Afghanistan's 713 stories about harm, carried by 262 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 8 times the usual rate (58 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
214 of its 430 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Alsozsolca accounted for 162 of Hungary's 214 stories about harm, carried by 125 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (171 stories).
91 of its 173 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Konkola accounted for 72 of Zambia's 91 stories about harm, carried by 87 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (75 stories).
245 of its 660 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Brussels accounted for 221 of Belgium's 245 stories about harm, carried by 212 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (75 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
191 of its 341 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Santiago accounted for 164 of Chile's 191 stories about harm, carried by 153 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (79 stories). Wildfires were named in 76 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with heatwave.
182 of its 579 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (139 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
104 of its 145 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (58 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
112 of its 235 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (63 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
41 of its 94 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 8 of Amhara's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories).
Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Chile (76 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); drought in Malawi (21 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); cholera in Angola (14 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); earthquake in Madagascar (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Argentina (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 54,532 stories about harm among 273,691 counted on 12 Jan.
It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 13 December 2016. In Chile's news, mentions of wildfires ran about 8 times their usual. Venezuela stood out: 73% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 45%. 20 in every 100 of the day's 273,691 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 much 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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