We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
210 of its 273 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Tunis accounted for 193 of Tunisia's 210 stories about harm, carried by 140 outlets. 189 of Tunis' 193 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (162 stories). Plague was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about 4 times its own usual.
299 of its 450 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Havana accounted for 290 of Cuba's 299 stories about harm, carried by 314 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
483 of its 911 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (152 stories). Avalanche was named in 229 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with snowstorms. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
53 of its 62 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Juba accounted for 44 of South Sudan's 53 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
85 of its 154 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. 42 of Darfur's 45 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
106 of its 132 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (46 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
45 of its 147 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 4%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
153 of its 320 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (145 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
488 of its 703 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Wildfires were named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drought and plague. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
297 of its 1,181 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (173 stories). Drownings were named in 32 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
Also named far more than usual: snowstorms in Algeria (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Congo (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Papua New Guinea (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); cyclone in Fiji (15 of its stories, about three times its usual); diphtheria in Yemen (23 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 43,659 stories about harm among 209,825 counted on 9 Jan.
Switzerland's news mentioned the avalanche more than ten times as often as usual. 21 in every 100 of the day's 209,825 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 23. For the second day running, the news turned to Tunisia. Tunisia stood out: 77% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 44%. On 9 January 2017, a year earlier, the share was 20 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 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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