We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
125 of its 251 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Lima accounted for 75 of Peru's 125 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (61 stories). Road crashes were named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
1,396 of its 1,699 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Ghouta accounted for 1,113 of Syria's 1,396 stories about harm, carried by 682 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (194 stories). Earthquake was named in 70 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with train derailment and plane crash. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
63 of its 84 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Juba accounted for 43 of South Sudan's 63 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. 28 of Juba's 43 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (36 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
256 of its 727 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (196 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
220 of its 256 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Mogadishu accounted for 142 of Somalia's 220 stories about harm, carried by 135 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
1,067 of its 2,705 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (440 stories). Meningitis was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
308 of its 622 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. 91 of Jakarta's 152 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (120 stories). Landslides were named in 111 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with avalanche.
249 of its 550 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Brussels accounted for 230 of Belgium's 249 stories about harm, carried by 278 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (181 stories).
73 of its 232 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
124 of its 272 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 9 times the usual rate (22 stories). Cholera was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Also named far more than usual: landslides in Indonesia (111 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); flu in Romania (23 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); cyclone in Bangladesh (60 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Greece (34 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Mozambique (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 50,323 stories about harm among 225,114 counted on 22 Feb.
For the second day running, the news turned to Peru. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 225,114 stories, above the usual 21. Mentions of landslides ran about 9 times their usual in Indonesia's news. In Peru, 50% of the news was about people being harmed, where 30% is usual. On 22 February 2017, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, the same as 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 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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