We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
510 of its 868 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Warsaw accounted for 333 of Poland's 510 stories about harm, carried by 219 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (155 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
130 of its 164 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Akobo accounted for 114 of South Sudan's 130 stories about harm, carried by 130 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (122 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
62 of its 222 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. 48 of Buenos Aires' 50 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (8 stories).
28 of its 60 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
383 of its 918 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 150 of Nairobi's 240 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (186 stories).
127 of its 635 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. 93 of Dubai's 107 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
41 of its 182 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
437 of its 1,380 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (75 stories). Cyclone was named in 69 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with storm surge and wildfires.
165 of its 472 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (123 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
25 of its 79 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 14 of Georgetown's 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories).
Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Indonesia (118 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); storms in U.S. Virgin Islands (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Malawi (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cyclone in New Zealand (69 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); cholera in Namibia (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 Feb. 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 44,132 stories about harm among 230,626 counted on 1 Feb.
In Indonesia's news, mentions of the tsunami ran about 8 times their usual. Poland stood out: 59% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 25%. 19 in every 100 of the day's 230,626 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. On 1 February 2017, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 19 today. Over January, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 in January 2017.
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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