We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
204 of its 234 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Maputo accounted for 195 of Mozambique's 204 stories about harm, carried by 276 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (33 stories). Landslides were named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
162 of its 214 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Banjul accounted for 120 of the Gambia's 162 stories about harm, carried by 111 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (131 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
394 of its 543 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Baghdad accounted for 227 of Iraq's 394 stories about harm, carried by 196 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (283 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
146 of its 284 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 63 of Kuwait City's 96 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (35 stories).
492 of its 925 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (36 stories). Drought was named in 37 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
491 of its 739 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (26 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 316 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
847 of its 1,252 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Tehran accounted for 438 of Iran's 847 stories about harm, carried by 409 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (674 stories). Snowstorms were named in 291 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
67 of its 171 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (58 stories). Accidents were named in 58 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
20 of its 60 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 4%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
293 of its 554 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (81 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Indonesia (316 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Morocco (58 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in New Zealand (150 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); snowstorms in Iran (291 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Malawi (30 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 36,106 stories about harm among 164,763 counted on 19 Feb.
In Mozambique, 87% of the news was about people being harmed, where 25% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 164,763 stories, as usual. Mentions of volcanic eruption ran more than ten times their usual in Indonesia's news. On 19 February 2017, a year earlier, the share was 23 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 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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