We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
197 of its 633 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. 74 of Abu Dhabi's 79 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (93 stories). House fires were named in 87 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
705 of its 842 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Kabul accounted for 624 of Afghanistan's 705 stories about harm, carried by 458 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (270 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
123 of its 340 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Poisoning was named in 49 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drought.
58 of its 195 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
55 of its 75 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Khartoum accounted for 40 of Sudan's 55 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. 26 of Khartoum's 40 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (28 stories).
286 of its 352 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (135 stories). Diphtheria was named in 117 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Lima accounted for 177 of Peru's 214 stories about harm, carried by 204 outlets. 114 of Lima's 177 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (60 stories). Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
53 of Cairo's 91 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Drought was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
399 of its 679 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (318 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
156 of its 335 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 45 of Warsaw's 79 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories).
Also named far more than usual: measles in Indonesia (69 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); diphtheria in Yemen (117 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); diphtheria in Saudi Arabia (39 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Argentina (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Philippines (135 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 38,326 stories about harm among 186,305 counted on 22 Jan.
The United Arab Emirates' news was 31% about people being harmed, against a usual 8%. of the day's 186,305 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 23. A year earlier, on 22 January 2017, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, 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 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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