We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
144 of its 219 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Monrovia accounted for 119 of Liberia's 144 stories about harm, carried by 129 outlets. 111 of Monrovia's 119 stories were about protests or strikes. Outbreaks were named in 131 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
1,109 of its 1,273 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Kabul accounted for 578 of Afghanistan's 1,109 stories about harm, carried by 468 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (822 stories). Storms were named in 31 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with heavy rain. Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
229 of its 275 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Tegucigalpa accounted for 217 of Honduras' 229 stories about harm, carried by 210 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (224 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
154 of its 252 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Yangon accounted for 107 of Myanmar's 154 stories about harm, carried by 110 outlets. Hunger was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
212 of its 219 stories (97%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Srebrenica accounted for 202 of Bosnia's 212 stories about harm, carried by 190 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (164 stories). Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
49 of its 88 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
58 of its 69 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. 3 of Bujumbura's 4 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
64 of its 183 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 22 of Lima's 40 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (30 stories).
61 of its 196 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (52 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
284 of its 691 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 118 of Athens' 143 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (70 stories).
Also named far more than usual: extreme cold in Ireland (174 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in South Korea (57 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); heavy rain in Fiji (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Hungary (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Kashmir (20 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 48,950 stories about harm among 249,635 counted on 6 Feb.
In Liberia, 66% of the news was about people being harmed, where 23% is usual. Liberia's news mentioned outbreaks about three times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 7 February 2016, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. of the day's 249,635 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 21.
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 harsher 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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