We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
420 of its 761 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Cairo accounted for 314 of Egypt's 420 stories about harm, carried by 240 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (96 stories). Hepatitis was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
608 of its 842 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Pyongyang accounted for 485 of North Korea's 608 stories about harm, carried by 433 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (487 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
345 of its 413 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Tripoli accounted for 194 of Libya's 345 stories about harm, carried by 151 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 10 times the usual rate (24 stories). Drownings were named in 106 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
146 of its 257 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Banjul accounted for 103 of the Gambia's 146 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
977 of its 1,889 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Kuala Lumpur accounted for 852 of Malaysia's 977 stories about harm, carried by 658 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (10 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.
86 of its 197 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 53 of Manama's 72 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
357 of its 1,092 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 173 of Manaus' 239 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (123 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
94 of its 104 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (93 stories). Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
89 of its 146 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Outbreaks were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with power cuts and flu. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
110 of its 173 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: drought in South Sudan (58 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); earthquake in New Zealand (114 of its stories, about three times its usual); volcanic eruption in Nicaragua (14 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); flooding in Indonesia (28 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Palestine (83 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 62,704 stories about harm among 291,593 counted on 22 Feb.
South Sudan's news mentioned the drought about 5 times as often as usual. 22 in every 100 of the day's 291,593 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Egypt, 55% of the news was about people being harmed, where 37% is usual. On 23 February 2016, a year earlier, the share was 20 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 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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