We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
202 of its 345 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Puerto Cabello accounted for 147 of Venezuela's 202 stories about harm, carried by 184 outlets. 142 of Puerto Cabello's 147 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
135 of its 236 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Barranquilla accounted for 97 of Colombia's 135 stories about harm, carried by 121 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (107 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
227 of its 334 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Siem Reap accounted for 205 of Cambodia's 227 stories about harm, carried by 182 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (193 stories).
128 of its 377 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of refugees ran at about 8 times the usual rate (91 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
94 of its 300 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 47 of Dodawatta's 50 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (58 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
158 of its 505 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 53 of Warsaw's 87 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Afrin accounted for 273 of Syria's 573 stories about harm, carried by 178 outlets. 152 of Afrin's 273 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (156 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
93 of its 138 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (21 stories). Landslides were named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
355 of its 660 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Riyadh accounted for 242 of Saudi Arabia's 355 stories about harm, carried by 179 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).
138 of its 189 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: flu in Latvia (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in France (68 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); cholera in Congo (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); food poisoning in Singapore (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Cameroon (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 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 40,256 stories about harm among 213,381 counted on 30 Jan.
The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 4 December 2017. Mentions of the flu ran more than ten times their usual in Latvia's news. of the day's 213,381 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 23. On 30 January 2017, a year earlier, the share was 24 in every 100, against 19 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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