We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
248 of its 509 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Copenhagen accounted for 220 of Denmark's 248 stories about harm, carried by 288 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (211 stories). Extreme cold was named in 48 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
105 of its 136 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Oruro accounted for 97 of Bolivia's 105 stories about harm, carried by 115 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (84 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
314 of its 834 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (165 stories). Road crashes were named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
157 of its 296 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Havana accounted for 147 of Cuba's 157 stories about harm, carried by 201 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (90 stories).
171 of its 220 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Yambio accounted for 132 of South Sudan's 171 stories about harm, carried by 148 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (158 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
282 of its 563 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (205 stories). Drought was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
22 of its 56 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
120 of its 209 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
21,523 of its 77,445 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (3,847 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 1,146 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
4 of Oslo's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: storms in South Korea (42 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Bahamas (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in China (86 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Venezuela (27 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heavy rain in Palestine (48 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 48,654 stories about harm among 219,052 counted on 15 Feb.
It was the second day running that the news turned to Denmark. of the day's 219,052 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. Denmark stood out: 49% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 23%. On 15 February 2017, a year earlier, the share was 20 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.
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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