We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
609 of its 1,105 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Jerusalem accounted for 429 of Israel's 609 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. 219 of Jerusalem's 429 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (72 stories).
790 of its 1,266 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Macerata accounted for 670 of Italy's 790 stories about harm, carried by 695 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (721 stories).
71 of its 105 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Natural hazards were named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
302 of its 694 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Drought was named in 155 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
357 of its 443 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (102 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
176 of its 308 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Warsaw accounted for 135 of Poland's 176 stories about harm, carried by 126 outlets. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
37 of its 45 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. 6 of Khartoum's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Hunger was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
184 of its 512 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 39 of Mexico City's 65 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (59 stories).
884 of its 1,083 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Idlib accounted for 483 of Syria's 884 stories about harm, carried by 746 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
91 of its 213 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 21 of Jakarta's 40 stories were about protests or strikes. Measles was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with hunger.
Also named far more than usual: road crashes in Finland (27 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hunger in Sudan (22 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flooding in Senegal (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Liberia (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); measles in Indonesia (21 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 27,817 stories about harm among 126,371 counted on 3 Feb.
Mentions of the drought ran about 4 times their usual in South Africa's news. of the day's 126,371 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Israel stood out: 55% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 42%. On 3 February 2017, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, the same as 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 much harsher 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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