We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
143 of its 200 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Bucharest accounted for 137 of Romania's 143 stories about harm, carried by 158 outlets. 137 of Bucharest's 137 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (127 stories). Plague was named in 115 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
506 of its 768 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (190 stories). Heavy rain was named in 65 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
863 of its 1,339 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Pulau Mengalum accounted for 644 of Malaysia's 863 stories about harm, carried by 357 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (696 stories).
45 of its 52 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
206 of its 250 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Yangon accounted for 184 of Myanmar's 206 stories about harm, carried by 145 outlets. 122 of Yangon's 184 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories).
1,314 of its 1,410 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Bayda accounted for 740 of Yemen's 1,314 stories about harm, carried by 633 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (961 stories). Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
53 of its 246 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 24 of Ha Tinh's 27 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (28 stories). Accidents were named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
32 of its 43 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 30 of Ulaanbaatar's 31 stories were about protests or strikes. Drought was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
69 of its 105 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (58 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
895 of its 1,466 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Tehran accounted for 510 of Iran's 895 stories about harm, carried by 389 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 8 times the usual rate (69 stories).
Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Chile (49 of its stories, about three times its usual); drought in Mongolia (27 of its stories, about three times its usual); malaria in Angola (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Vietnam (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Kashmir (36 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 38,380 stories about harm among 139,175 counted on 29 Jan.
The share of stories about people being harmed was the highest in all 395 days held. 28 in every 100 of the day's 139,175 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about three times the usual rate. People affected were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Malaysia.
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 28 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 about as 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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