We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
90 of its 105 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Quetzaltenango accounted for 80 of Guatemala's 90 stories about harm, carried by 82 outlets. 78 of Quetzaltenango's 80 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (80 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
404 of its 518 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Jammu accounted for 319 of Kashmir's 404 stories about harm, carried by 74 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 10 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.
87 of its 184 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Santiago accounted for 72 of Chile's 87 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (59 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
217 of its 303 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (163 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
287 of its 707 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 124 of Macerata's 149 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (96 stories). Overdoses were named in 42 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
156 of its 356 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Bangkok accounted for 123 of Thailand's 156 stories about harm, carried by 104 outlets. 92 of Bangkok's 123 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (86 stories).
325 of its 544 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 41 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
48 of its 69 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories). Cyclone was named in 44 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms.
255 of its 375 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 10 times the usual rate (52 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 78 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
195 of its 288 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Hualien accounted for 172 of Taiwan's 195 stories about harm, carried by 134 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).
Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Samoa (44 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Indonesia (78 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Spain (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Mexico (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); overdoses in Italy (42 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 28,739 stories about harm among 131,024 counted on 10 Feb.
In Guatemala, 86% of the news was about people being harmed, where 24% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 131,024 stories, as usual. On 10 February 2017, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 22 today.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Countries with at least 50 stories that day.
Stories, not people.
Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 22 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.
Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 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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