We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
224 of its 242 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Conakry accounted for 207 of Guinea's 224 stories about harm, carried by 132 outlets. 207 of Conakry's 207 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (141 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
166 of its 219 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 154 of Haiti's 166 stories about harm, carried by 117 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 10 times the usual rate (146 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
117 of its 187 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Panama City accounted for 105 of Panama's 117 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. Earthquake was named in 105 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.
929 of its 1,837 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (31 stories). Avalanche was named in 244 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
274 of its 357 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 138 of Bogota's 159 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (180 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
287 of its 754 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (10 stories). Tsunami was named in 62 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
969 of its 1,761 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (90 stories). HIV was named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
304 of its 366 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Mogadishu accounted for 212 of Somalia's 304 stories about harm, carried by 171 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (171 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
139 of its 184 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Algiers accounted for 126 of Algeria's 139 stories about harm, carried by 138 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories).
1,439 of its 2,816 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (149 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: drought in South Sudan (76 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); tsunami in North Korea (62 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Kashmir (14 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); drought in Sudan (24 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); hepatitis in Cameroon (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 20 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 47,656 stories about harm among 223,503 counted on 20 Feb.
Guinea's news was 93% about people being harmed, against a usual 30%. of the day's 223,503 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Panama's news mentioned the earthquake more than ten times as often as usual. On 21 February 2016, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, 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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