We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
141 of its 209 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Bettembourg accounted for 131 of Luxembourg's 141 stories about harm, carried by 147 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (114 stories). Train derailment was named in 104 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
181 of its 324 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Siem Reap accounted for 111 of Cambodia's 181 stories about harm, carried by 119 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (149 stories). Hunger was named in 79 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
151 of its 261 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Lima accounted for 135 of Peru's 151 stories about harm, carried by 111 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (91 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
1,228 of its 2,338 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 379 of Lahore's 584 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (524 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
371 of its 574 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Taipei accounted for 331 of Taiwan's 371 stories about harm, carried by 296 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (342 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
217 of its 233 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Shilluk accounted for 135 of South Sudan's 217 stories about harm, carried by 156 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (144 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
211 of its 256 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (59 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
410 of its 853 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (84 stories). Landslides were named in 65 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
287 of its 649 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Harare accounted for 210 of Zimbabwe's 287 stories about harm, carried by 177 outlets. Drought was named in 179 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with bird flu and flu.
122 of its 475 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 20 of Ho Chi Minh City's 29 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories).
Also named far more than usual: drought in Zimbabwe (179 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Mozambique (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Sri Lanka (22 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); avalanche in Latvia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Venezuela (65 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 57,866 stories about harm among 280,044 counted on 14 Feb.
Luxembourg's news was 67% about people being harmed, against a usual 9%. of the day's 280,044 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Australia. Mentions of train derailment ran more than ten times their usual in Luxembourg's news. A year earlier, on 15 February 2016, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as 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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