We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
247 of its 635 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (125 stories). Wildfires were named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with earthquake. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
388 of its 464 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Mogadishu accounted for 345 of Somalia's 388 stories about harm, carried by 265 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (218 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
106 of its 179 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 35 of Kiziba's 40 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (43 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Brussels accounted for 153 of Belgium's 183 stories about harm, carried by 122 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Meningitis was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with poisoning. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
182 of Jerusalem's 323 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (535 stories). Tsunami was named in 40 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
295 of its 343 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (262 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
27 of its 54 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 10 of Quito's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
344 of its 566 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (163 stories). Cyclone was named in 36 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
21 of its 49 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Respiratory illness was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
88 of its 260 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Buenos Aires accounted for 68 of Argentina's 88 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (60 stories).
Also named far more than usual: landslides in Indonesia (92 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Cuba (39 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Mongolia (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Tunisia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Colombia (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 45,477 stories about harm among 208,047 counted on 23 Feb.
Switzerland stood out: 39% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 14%. 22 in every 100 of the day's 208,047 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 23 February 2017, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, 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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