We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
177 of its 208 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Sanaa accounted for 148 of Yemen's 177 stories about harm, carried by 140 outlets. 101 of Sanaa's 148 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (114 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
503 of its 762 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Brussels accounted for 494 of Belgium's 503 stories about harm, carried by 447 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (267 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
217 of its 244 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Akobo accounted for 166 of South Sudan's 217 stories about harm, carried by 154 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 8 times the usual rate (172 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
39 of its 58 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories).
1,028 of its 1,262 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. 222 of Idlib's 432 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (467 stories). Poisoning was named in 131 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with snowstorms. 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.
351 of its 712 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Santiago accounted for 332 of Chile's 351 stories about harm, carried by 355 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (321 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
75 of its 143 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (51 stories). Hunger was named in 34 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
26 of its 49 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. 16 of Tirana's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Flooding was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.
40 of its 51 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Asuncion accounted for 39 of Paraguay's 40 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (40 stories).
529 of its 759 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: dengue in Philippines (218 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Taiwan (28 of its stories, about three times its usual); hunger in Ethiopia (34 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Albania (19 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); flooding in Indonesia (72 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 38,417 stories about harm among 201,031 counted on 5 Feb.
The Philippines' news mentioned the dengue more than ten times as often as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Yemen. A year earlier, on 5 February 2017, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 201,031 stories, below the usual 22.
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 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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