We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
205 of its 338 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Caracas accounted for 162 of Venezuela's 205 stories about harm, carried by 131 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Outbreaks were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
143 of its 186 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Adiake accounted for 86 of Côte d’Ivoire's 143 stories about harm, carried by 91 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (107 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
108 of its 241 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 39 of Alberto Fujimori's 54 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (59 stories).
199 of its 615 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (49 stories). Ebola was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
98 of its 100 stories (98%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Bangui accounted for 89 of the Central African Republic's 98 stories about harm, carried by 84 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (51 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
861 of its 1,064 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Kabul accounted for 528 of Afghanistan's 861 stories about harm, carried by 433 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (304 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
104 of its 159 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Quito accounted for 95 of Ecuador's 104 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
311 of its 656 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 170 of Harare's 209 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (76 stories).
38 of its 91 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (28 stories). Hurricane was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.
1,047 of its 3,240 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate (26 stories). Drownings were named in 48 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with tornadoes.
Also named far more than usual: drought in Haiti (53 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Puerto Rico (23 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); bird flu in Latvia (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in Bangladesh (42 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in New Zealand (45 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 64,950 stories about harm among 299,303 counted on 8 Feb.
Mentions of the drought ran more than ten times their usual in Haiti's news. of the day's 299,303 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Venezuela stood out: 61% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 38%. On 9 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 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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