We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
952 of its 1,054 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Mogadishu accounted for 719 of Somalia's 952 stories about harm, carried by 713 outlets. 379 of Mogadishu's 719 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (601 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
189 of its 267 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reykjavik accounted for 177 of Iceland's 189 stories about harm, carried by 156 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (162 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
280 of its 628 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Brussels accounted for 250 of Belgium's 280 stories about harm, carried by 260 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (123 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
94 of its 101 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Bujumbura accounted for 77 of Burundi's 94 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (89 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
218 of its 324 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Snowstorms were named in 62 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heavy rain. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
147 of its 331 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Bucharest accounted for 130 of Romania's 147 stories about harm, carried by 141 outlets. 111 of Bucharest's 130 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (115 stories).
294 of its 472 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about 6 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
243 of its 799 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (74 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
111 of its 204 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Caracas accounted for 85 of Venezuela's 111 stories about harm, carried by 80 outlets. 83 of Caracas' 85 stories were about protests or strikes.
874 of its 2,226 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Helicopter crash was named in 266 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hunger. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: storms in Denmark (100 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Ethiopia (74 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Japan (188 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); helicopter crash in Italy (266 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Chile (38 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 55,795 stories about harm among 284,951 counted on 25 Jan.
In Denmark's news, mentions of storms ran more than ten times their usual. Somalia stood out: 90% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 65%. 20 in every 100 of the day's 284,951 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. On 26 January 2016, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, the same as today.
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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