We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
541 of its 622 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Mogadishu accounted for 449 of Somalia's 541 stories about harm, carried by 326 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (80 stories). Natural hazards were named in 79 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
150 of its 186 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 62 of Mizque's 62 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (83 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
188 of its 311 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories). Landslides were named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
425 of its 662 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (313 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
79 of its 88 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Ouagadougou accounted for 77 of Burkina Faso's 79 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (78 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
119 of its 236 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Havana accounted for 104 of Cuba's 119 stories about harm, carried by 103 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (91 stories).
327 of its 777 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (223 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
90 of its 204 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
275 of its 560 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Banjul accounted for 233 of the Gambia's 275 stories about harm, carried by 230 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories).
352 of its 617 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (78 stories). Wildfires were named in 222 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with storms.
Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Chile (222 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); plane crash in Brazil (141 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plague in Mongolia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in Pakistan (79 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Saudi Arabia (11 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 52,298 stories about harm among 268,669 counted on 27 Jan.
Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Syria. In Somalia, 87% of the news was about people being harmed, where 70% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 268,669 stories, below the usual 21. On 28 January 2016, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 19 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 19 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 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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