We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
1,818 of its 4,907 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Paris accounted for 1,651 of France's 1,818 stories about harm, carried by 1,158 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (70 stories). Hepatitis was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
105 of its 199 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 19 of Siem Reap's 37 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
357 of its 690 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (32 stories). Cyclone was named in 32 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
57 of its 179 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (25 stories). Landslides were named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with wildfires.
688 of its 1,042 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories). Extreme cold was named in 130 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
1,013 of its 1,956 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Jerusalem accounted for 810 of Israel's 1,013 stories about harm, carried by 499 outlets. 460 of Jerusalem's 810 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (389 stories).
69 of its 120 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reykjavik accounted for 56 of Iceland's 69 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets. 52 of Reykjavik's 56 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (34 stories).
112 of its 220 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 27 of Bogota's 52 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.
1,301 of its 3,053 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (194 stories). Power cuts were named in 49 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
97 of its 209 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: extreme cold in Ukraine (130 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); outbreaks in Syria (122 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Kashmir (20 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); helicopter crash in Cameroon (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); poisoning in Russia (70 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 Feb. 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 61,183 stories about harm among 277,397 counted on 3 Feb.
Refugees were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Australia. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 277,397 stories, as usual. Mentions of landslides ran about 4 times their usual in Peru's news. In France, 37% of the news was about people being harmed, where 20% is usual. On 4 February 2016, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 22 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 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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