We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
245 of its 577 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 10 of Brussels' 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (176 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
108 of its 137 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Mandalay accounted for 80 of Myanmar's 108 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (80 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
19 of its 65 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Flu was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
28 of its 60 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories). Outbreaks were named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
844 of its 1,392 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Ankara accounted for 403 of Türkiye's 844 stories about harm, carried by 309 outlets. Drownings were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
168 of its 297 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (25 stories). Avalanche was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
313 of its 471 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. 90 of Oromo's 116 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories).
90 of its 151 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
72 of its 199 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
81 of its 318 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 40 of Budapest's 50 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (44 stories).
Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in Palestine (97 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); storms in Bahamas (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Venezuela (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); typhoon in Haiti (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Kashmir (23 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 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 41,701 stories about harm among 204,604 counted on 16 Feb.
In Sierra Leone's news, mentions of outbreaks ran about 4 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 204,604 stories, as usual. Belgium's news was 42% about people being harmed, against a usual 28%. A year earlier, on 16 February 2017, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 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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