We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
260 of its 489 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Bucharest accounted for 248 of Romania's 260 stories about harm, carried by 195 outlets. 247 of Bucharest's 248 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (176 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
5,558 of its 9,474 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Quebec accounted for 4,332 of Canada's 5,558 stories about harm, carried by 1,944 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (2,517 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
32 of its 56 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (24 stories). Landslides were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
95 of its 209 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (84 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
452 of its 653 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (239 stories). Power cuts were named in 126 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
315 of its 393 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Yangon accounted for 294 of Myanmar's 315 stories about harm, carried by 244 outlets. 208 of Yangon's 294 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
79 of its 303 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 41 of Ha Tinh's 41 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (45 stories). Accidents were named in 42 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Sanaa accounted for 249 of Yemen's 627 stories about harm, carried by 229 outlets. 137 of Sanaa's 249 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
632 of its 914 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Pulau Mengalum accounted for 375 of Malaysia's 632 stories about harm, carried by 242 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (405 stories).
398 of its 756 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of refugees ran at about 8 times the usual rate (82 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: accidents in Vietnam (42 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Japan (128 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); power cuts in Ukraine (126 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Italy (99 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); extreme cold in Sudan (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 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 61,580 stories about harm among 257,886 counted on 30 Jan.
Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. of the day's 257,886 news stories, 24 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. People affected were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada. It was the second day running that the news turned to Romania. In Japan's news, mentions of the tsunami ran about 4 times their usual.
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 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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