We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
294 of its 536 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Bogota accounted for 247 of Colombia's 294 stories about harm, carried by 252 outlets. 142 of Bogota's 247 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (89 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.
171 of its 245 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Keni accounted for 106 of Fiji's 171 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (25 stories). Storm surge was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tropical storm and hurricane.
125 of its 329 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (65 stories). Accidents were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (47 stories). Extreme cold was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
138 of its 350 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (104 stories). Earthquake was named in 119 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with tsunami. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
72 of its 136 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
127 of its 164 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Tripoli accounted for 67 of Libya's 127 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. 39 of Tripoli's 67 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
73 of its 93 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Managua accounted for 64 of Nicaragua's 73 stories about harm, carried by 66 outlets. Wildfires were named in 70 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
141 of its 175 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
69 of its 103 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Chile (119 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); wildfires in Nicaragua (70 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Switzerland (60 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Italy (67 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Antarctica (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 Apr. 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 43,935 stories about harm among 222,202 counted on 10 Apr.
Mentions of the earthquake ran about 6 times their usual in Chile's news. On 10 April 2017, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 20 today. Colombia stood out: 55% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 39%. 20 in every 100 of the day's 222,202 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22.
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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