We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
76 of its 101 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Algiers accounted for 65 of Algeria's 76 stories about harm, carried by 86 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (74 stories). Plague was named in 58 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
135 of its 155 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Inhambane accounted for 75 of Mozambique's 135 stories about harm, carried by 92 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Power cuts were named in 46 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
305 of its 564 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Pyongyang accounted for 258 of North Korea's 305 stories about harm, carried by 292 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (162 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 68 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with avalanche.
182 of its 603 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 7 of Tsim Sha Tsui's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (89 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
102 of its 184 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Almaty accounted for 78 of Kazakhstan's 102 stories about harm, carried by 107 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (91 stories). Avalanche was named in 90 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
780 of its 946 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Baghdad accounted for 384 of Iraq's 780 stories about harm, carried by 302 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (292 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
256 of its 301 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 78%. Sanaa accounted for 178 of Yemen's 256 stories about harm, carried by 159 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (163 stories). Its coverage was about 6 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
2,791 of its 3,688 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (910 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
293 of its 782 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 10 times the usual rate (225 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
19 of its 34 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 6 of Managua's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (10 stories).
Also named far more than usual: hiv in Tanzania (121 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); avalanche in Kazakhstan (90 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Armenia (38 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); flu in China (197 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drought in Brazil (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 57,852 stories about harm among 273,063 counted on 17 Feb.
Algeria's news was 75% about people being harmed, against a usual 20%. of the day's 273,063 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Tanzania's news mentioned HIV about 8 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 18 February 2016, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 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 much 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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