We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
379 of its 650 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Santiago accounted for 348 of Chile's 379 stories about harm, carried by 346 outlets. 176 of Santiago's 348 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
678 of its 1,065 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Jakarta accounted for 602 of Indonesia's 678 stories about harm, carried by 670 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (551 stories). Building collapse was named in 172 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
120 of its 296 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (84 stories). Gas explosion was named in 34 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
106 of its 138 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
657 of its 823 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Baghdad accounted for 601 of Iraq's 657 stories about harm, carried by 718 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (554 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
233 of its 301 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Tripoli accounted for 206 of Libya's 233 stories about harm, carried by 242 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (111 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
209 of its 283 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Caracas accounted for 178 of Venezuela's 209 stories about harm, carried by 146 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (133 stories).
98 of its 158 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (93 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
180 of its 453 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 103 of Bangkok's 131 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (120 stories).
87 of its 201 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 63 of Skopje's 65 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (84 stories).
Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Philippines (440 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in North Korea (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in Mexico (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Puerto Rico (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); oil spill in China (86 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 40,426 stories about harm among 166,188 counted on 15 Jan.
The Philippines' news mentioned volcanic eruption more than ten times as often as usual. 24 in every 100 of the day's 166,188 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 23. On the side of help, reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Chile stood out: 58% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 22%. On 15 January 2017, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 24 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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