We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
606 of its 748 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Kabul accounted for 500 of Afghanistan's 606 stories about harm, carried by 584 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (269 stories). Flu was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with bird flu. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
123 of its 140 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Akobo accounted for 99 of South Sudan's 123 stories about harm, carried by 101 outlets. 80 of Akobo's 99 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (84 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
692 of its 1,142 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Ramallah accounted for 404 of Palestine's 692 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets. Storms were named in 92 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
101 of its 166 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (89 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 86 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
162 of its 290 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Caracas accounted for 127 of Venezuela's 162 stories about harm, carried by 105 outlets. 110 of Caracas' 127 stories were about protests or strikes. Hunger was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
111 of its 152 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Yangon accounted for 95 of Myanmar's 111 stories about harm, carried by 168 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (81 stories). Power cuts were named in 28 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
73 of its 100 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (64 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
721 of its 1,687 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.
797 of its 2,547 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (577 stories). Power cuts were named in 42 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
71 of its 198 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (27 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: drownings in Trinidad & Tobago (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Switzerland (123 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); power cuts in Myanmar (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Zimbabwe (26 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); heavy rain in France (52 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 45,865 stories about harm among 214,909 counted on 23 Jan.
In Botswana's news, mentions of tuberculosis ran more than ten times their usual. the news turned to Afghanistan for the second day running. 21 in every 100 of the day's 214,909 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 23. In Afghanistan, 81% of the news was about people being harmed, where 70% is usual.
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 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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