We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
407 of its 848 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Tehran accounted for 343 of Iran's 407 stories about harm, carried by 313 outlets. 255 of Tehran's 343 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (282 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
156 of its 166 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (143 stories). Gas explosion was named in 41 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
294 of its 380 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Jammu accounted for 233 of Kashmir's 294 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.
138 of its 181 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (125 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
309 of its 434 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Yogyakarta accounted for 185 of Indonesia's 309 stories about harm, carried by 169 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (250 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
1,126 of its 3,162 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Moscow accounted for 996 of Russia's 1,126 stories about harm, carried by 951 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (1,019 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 30 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.
782 of its 1,512 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. 288 of Lahore's 333 stories were about protests or strikes. Tsunami was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
47 of its 60 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (46 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
153 of its 264 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (46 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.
91 of its 151 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Copenhagen accounted for 86 of Denmark's 91 stories about harm, carried by 135 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (84 stories).
Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Tonga (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in United Arab Emirates (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Brazil (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in South Korea (20 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); avalanche in Philippines (34 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 25,154 stories about harm among 110,122 counted on 11 Feb.
Tonga's news mentioned the hurricane more than ten times as often as usual. 23 in every 100 of the day's 110,122 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. In Iran, 48% of the news was about people being harmed, where 42% is usual. On 11 February 2017, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, the same as today. This week the news turned most often to Taiwan, on 4 of 7 days.
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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