We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
177 of its 221 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Tripoli accounted for 128 of Libya's 177 stories about harm, carried by 117 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (145 stories). Drownings were named in 73 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
127 of its 180 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Casamance accounted for 120 of Senegal's 127 stories about harm, carried by 203 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (55 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
209 of its 690 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 83 of Paris' 156 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Train derailment was named in 36 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
80 of its 190 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (42 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
251 of its 374 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Sopore accounted for 173 of Kashmir's 251 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
379 of its 541 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Cairo accounted for 302 of Egypt's 379 stories about harm, carried by 196 outlets. Gas explosion was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
192 of its 238 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Ghouta accounted for 127 of Syria's 192 stories about harm, carried by 117 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
153 of its 245 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
314 of its 640 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 192 of Riyadh's 238 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (223 stories).
15 of its 16 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: drownings in Belgium (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Australia (137 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in UK (61 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); gas explosion in Egypt (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Japan (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 28,774 stories about harm among 120,099 counted on 6 Jan.
Libya's news mentioned drownings about 7 times as often as usual. On 6 January 2017, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 24 today. In Libya, 80% of the news was about people being harmed, where 54% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 24 in every 100 of the day's 120,099 stories, above the usual 22.
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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