We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
383 of its 600 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Cairo accounted for 331 of Egypt's 383 stories about harm, carried by 245 outlets. 166 of Cairo's 331 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (209 stories). Landslides were named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
175 of its 260 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Vienna accounted for 134 of Austria's 175 stories about harm, carried by 145 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 10 times the usual rate (154 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
127 of its 202 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (85 stories). Hunger was named in 111 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
350 of its 562 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Heavy rain was named in 77 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms and flooding.
68 of its 82 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Mizque accounted for 63 of Bolivia's 68 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. 63 of Mizque's 63 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (61 stories).
25 of its 34 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories). Road crashes were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
160 of its 227 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (18 stories). Wildfires were named in 114 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with earthquake. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
623 of its 1,088 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. 272 of Tehran's 432 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate (42 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
22 of its 31 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. 3 of Juba's 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (15 stories). Outbreaks were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with cholera.
58 of its 119 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 48 of Ulaanbaatar's 49 stories were about protests or strikes. Extreme cold was named in 48 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Chile (114 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); extreme cold in Mongolia (48 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Japan (44 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); outbreaks in South Sudan (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Madagascar (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 37,613 stories about harm among 159,499 counted on 28 Jan.
On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about three times the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 24 in every 100 of the day's 159,499 stories, above the usual 21. Mentions of the hunger ran more than ten times their usual in Ethiopia's news. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Syria. On 29 January 2016, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 24 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 24 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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