We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
730 of its 1,633 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Seoul accounted for 598 of South Korea's 730 stories about harm, carried by 339 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 10 times the usual rate (586 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
582 of its 1,824 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (223 stories). Wildfires were named in 144 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with helicopter crash. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
217 of its 260 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
59 of its 92 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Dakar accounted for 52 of Senegal's 59 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (52 stories).
90 of its 106 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Cyclone was named in 70 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with tropical storm, storms and storm surge.
679 of its 1,390 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (538 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
115 of its 221 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (85 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
66 of its 108 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Quito accounted for 59 of Ecuador's 66 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 10 times the usual rate (63 stories).
1,113 of its 2,061 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (717 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.
97 of its 183 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Kigali accounted for 84 of Rwanda's 97 stories about harm, carried by 74 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Mozambique (70 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); drownings in Libya (105 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); avalanche in Latvia (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in China (127 of its stories, about three times its usual); snowstorms in Germany (61 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 58,075 stories about harm among 291,673 counted on 15 Feb.
In South Korea, 45% of the news was about people being harmed, where 16% is usual. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and New Zealand. 20 in every 100 of the day's 291,673 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. A year earlier, on 16 February 2016, 20 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.
Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 20 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 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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