We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
130 of its 143 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Conakry accounted for 98 of Guinea's 130 stories about harm, carried by 96 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (71 stories). Ebola was named in 124 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with haemorrhagic fever. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
533 of its 722 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Hualien accounted for 487 of Taiwan's 533 stories about harm, carried by 433 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (341 stories). Gas explosion was named in 32 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with building collapse. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
632 of its 996 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Dhaka accounted for 405 of Bangladesh's 632 stories about harm, carried by 237 outlets. 258 of Dhaka's 405 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (346 stories). Hunger was named in 94 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
68 of its 80 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Montevideo accounted for 60 of Uruguay's 68 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (66 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
62 of its 79 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (52 stories). Landslides were named in 58 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
1,352 of its 1,689 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate (50 stories). Building collapse was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with extreme cold. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
144 of its 180 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Marib accounted for 101 of Yemen's 144 stories about harm, carried by 120 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (96 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
95 of its 205 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 55 of Buenos Aires' 73 stories were about protests or strikes. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
23 of its 41 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (22 stories). Road crashes were named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
130 of its 209 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Siem Reap accounted for 110 of Cambodia's 130 stories about harm, carried by 120 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (105 stories).
Also named far more than usual: landslides in Bolivia (58 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Mongolia (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in Albania (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Malawi (27 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); poisoning in Papua New Guinea (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 41,592 stories about harm among 217,363 counted on 8 Feb.
The news turned to Guinea for the second day running. 19 in every 100 of the day's 217,363 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. In Guinea, 91% of the news was about people being harmed, where 37% is usual. Guinea's news mentioned Ebola about 7 times as often as usual. On 8 February 2017, a year earlier, the share was 22 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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