We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
220 of its 242 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Conakry accounted for 200 of Guinea's 220 stories about harm, carried by 143 outlets. 158 of Conakry's 200 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (202 stories). Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
874 of its 995 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Tripoli accounted for 588 of Libya's 874 stories about harm, carried by 460 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (691 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
166 of its 342 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Lisbon accounted for 140 of Portugal's 166 stories about harm, carried by 131 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (141 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
157 of its 239 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (138 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 121 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hiv. Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
1,021 of its 1,836 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Kuala Lumpur accounted for 937 of Malaysia's 1,021 stories about harm, carried by 657 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (698 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.
1,272 of its 2,228 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (46 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 29 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
281 of its 567 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
677 of its 1,337 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 176 of Stockholm's 277 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (31 stories).
161 of its 218 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
1,094 of its 4,021 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: flooding in Indonesia (117 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); respiratory illness in Laos (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Panama (27 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); cyclone in Tonga (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Albania (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 21 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 59,703 stories about harm among 271,141 counted on 21 Feb.
In Haiti's news, mentions of tuberculosis ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 271,141 stories, as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Guinea. In Guinea, 91% of the news was about people being harmed, where 43% is usual. On 22 February 2016, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 22 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 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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