We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
261 of its 359 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Tunis accounted for 213 of Tunisia's 261 stories about harm, carried by 216 outlets. 207 of Tunis' 213 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (43 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
163 of its 270 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Lusaka accounted for 128 of Zambia's 163 stories about harm, carried by 117 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (111 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
744 of its 2,150 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (39 stories). Polio was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
95 of its 117 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Tegucigalpa accounted for 57 of Honduras' 95 stories about harm, carried by 74 outlets. Hurricane was named in 47 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding.
970 of its 1,683 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. 375 of Kasur's 453 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (134 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
51 of its 81 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 16 of Tirana's 27 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories).
360 of its 1,090 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 160 of Madrid's 212 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (120 stories).
145 of its 179 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (104 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
63 of its 143 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Skopje accounted for 61 of North Macedonia's 63 stories about harm, carried by 55 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
90 of its 192 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: flu in Trinidad & Tobago (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Latvia (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Rwanda (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Mali (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plague in Italy (36 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 45,984 stories about harm among 221,135 counted on 11 Jan.
For the fourth day running, the news turned to Tunisia. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 221,135 stories, below the usual 22. Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate. Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada. Tunisia stood out: 73% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 54%.
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 21 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 softer 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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