We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
1,306 of its 1,627 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Kabul accounted for 1,258 of Afghanistan's 1,306 stories about harm, carried by 970 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (385 stories). Train derailment was named in 69 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's.
116 of its 256 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (89 stories). Hepatitis was named in 85 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tuberculosis. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
219 of its 298 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Siem Reap accounted for 193 of Cambodia's 219 stories about harm, carried by 216 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (184 stories).
716 of its 2,489 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 293 of Moscow's 398 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories).
66 of its 79 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Petegoli accounted for 60 of Burkina Faso's 66 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (66 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
190 of its 284 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Barranquilla accounted for 129 of Colombia's 190 stories about harm, carried by 105 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (155 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
110 of its 152 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Yaounde accounted for 83 of Cameroon's 110 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (69 stories).
223 of its 684 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
133 of its 267 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
563 of its 1,676 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (105 stories). Heavy rain was named in 136 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with storms.
Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in France (136 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); road crashes in Finland (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hypothermia in Spain (47 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); diphtheria in Bangladesh (36 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in Iran (53 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 37,973 stories about harm among 186,589 counted on 29 Jan.
In North Korea's news, mentions of hepatitis ran more than ten times their usual. the news turned to Afghanistan for the second day running. On 29 January 2017, a year earlier, the share was 28 in every 100, against 20 today. of the day's 186,589 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 23.
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 20 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 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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