We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
2,218 of its 2,964 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Tehran accounted for 1,338 of Iran's 2,218 stories about harm, carried by 809 outlets. 1,220 of Tehran's 1,338 stories were about protests or strikes. Drought was named in 31 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
482 of its 665 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Lima accounted for 440 of Peru's 482 stories about harm, carried by 485 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
283 of its 306 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Mogadishu accounted for 247 of Somalia's 283 stories about harm, carried by 243 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
1,683 of its 5,139 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (98 stories). Storm surge was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
529 of its 1,564 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (121 stories). Tropical storm was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
108 of its 319 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (30 stories). Hunger was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with cholera and outbreaks. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Damascus accounted for 95 of Syria's 195 stories about harm, carried by 59 outlets. 50 of Damascus' 95 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (58 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
236 of its 342 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Addis Ababa accounted for 129 of Ethiopia's 236 stories about harm, carried by 127 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (156 stories).
815 of its 2,190 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (473 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
164 of its 467 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (66 stories). Road crashes were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Greenland (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Sweden (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Norway (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in US (923 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); bird flu in South Korea (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 Jan. 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 43,994 stories about harm among 195,856 counted on 3 Jan.
The news turned to Iran for the fifth day running. 22 in every 100 of the day's 195,856 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. Greenland's news mentioned the hurricane more than ten times as often as usual. On 3 January 2017, 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.
Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 22 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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