We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
753 of its 1,362 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Santiago accounted for 712 of Chile's 753 stories about harm, carried by 621 outlets. 621 of Santiago's 712 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (189 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
257 of its 365 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Bogota accounted for 168 of Colombia's 257 stories about harm, carried by 160 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (233 stories). Bridge collapse was named in 42 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with helicopter crash. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
277 of its 497 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (228 stories). Gas explosion was named in 84 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
373 of its 601 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (190 stories). Hunger was named in 48 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
274 of its 427 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Caracas accounted for 223 of Venezuela's 274 stories about harm, carried by 203 outlets. 134 of Caracas' 223 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (156 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
125 of its 162 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Tripoli accounted for 105 of Libya's 125 stories about harm, carried by 93 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (86 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
99 of its 166 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Kadovar Island accounted for 74 of Papua New Guinea's 99 stories about harm, carried by 103 outlets. Tsunami was named in 63 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with earthquake. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
68 of Kiev's 92 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). HIV was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
304 of its 531 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Doha accounted for 215 of Qatar's 304 stories about harm, carried by 287 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (64 stories).
26 of its 38 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Cyclone was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with storm surge.
Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Papua New Guinea (63 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cyclone in Mauritius (25 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); extreme cold in Russia (101 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Philippines (201 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Puerto Rico (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 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 46,153 stories about harm among 199,914 counted on 16 Jan.
It was the second day running that the news turned to Chile. of the day's 199,914 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Chile stood out: 55% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 26%. Mentions of the tsunami ran about 4 times their usual in Papua New Guinea's news. A year earlier, on 16 January 2017, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 23 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 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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