We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
517 of its 758 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Taipei accounted for 442 of Taiwan's 517 stories about harm, carried by 339 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (446 stories). Extreme cold was named in 114 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
1,523 of its 2,855 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 704 of Lahore's 819 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 8 times the usual rate (133 stories). Building collapse was named in 244 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
199 of its 233 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Shilluk accounted for 138 of South Sudan's 199 stories about harm, carried by 170 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 10 times the usual rate (163 stories). Hunger was named in 158 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.
998 of its 2,947 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (345 stories). Avalanche was named in 496 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
544 of its 1,002 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 298 of Nairobi's 345 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (372 stories). Power cuts were named in 194 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
152 of its 193 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Bamako accounted for 119 of Mali's 152 stories about harm, carried by 128 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
164 of its 288 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. 60 of Kulgam's 100 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
27 of Banjul's 50 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories). HIV was named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
120 of its 303 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (104 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 101 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
254 of its 489 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 98 of Alberto Fujimori's 98 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (176 stories).
Also named far more than usual: respiratory illness in Portugal (101 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Kenya (194 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Indonesia (64 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hiv in Gambia (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in China (142 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 55,820 stories about harm among 253,633 counted on 13 Feb.
Evacuations were reported at about 6 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Greece. 22 in every 100 of the day's 253,633 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Taiwan, 68% of the news was about people being harmed, where 13% is usual. South Sudan's news mentioned the hunger more than ten times as often as usual. On 14 February 2016, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, the same as today.
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 22 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 much softer 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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