We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
228 of its 523 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Santiago accounted for 194 of Chile's 228 stories about harm, carried by 163 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (102 stories). Flooding was named in 93 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with plague. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
239 of its 296 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Tunis accounted for 164 of Tunisia's 239 stories about harm, carried by 115 outlets. 158 of Tunis' 164 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (221 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
724 of its 1,200 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Nablus accounted for 391 of Palestine's 724 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (274 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
183 of its 282 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (63 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
810 of its 1,517 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. 193 of Kasur's 290 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (53 stories). Flooding was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
717 of its 2,105 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (91 stories). Natural hazards were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
238 of its 438 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (66 stories). Cholera was named in 28 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with measles. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
567 of its 1,332 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Jerusalem accounted for 486 of Israel's 567 stories about harm, carried by 136 outlets. 293 of Jerusalem's 486 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).
90 of its 199 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
150 of its 229 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 50 of Lusaka's 72 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (27 stories).
Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Belize (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hurricane in Honduras (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); tsunami in Jamaica (10 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); road crashes in New Zealand (25 of its stories, about three times its usual); cholera in Bangladesh (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 44,966 stories about harm among 203,809 counted on 12 Jan.
Chile stood out: 44% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 17%. 22 in every 100 of the day's 203,809 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Chile's news, mentions of flooding ran about 6 times their usual. On 12 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.
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 much 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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