We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
399 of its 888 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Riyadh accounted for 255 of Saudi Arabia's 399 stories about harm, carried by 412 outlets. 175 of Riyadh's 255 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (236 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
255 of its 398 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Funen accounted for 147 of Denmark's 255 stories about harm, carried by 252 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (190 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
49 of its 66 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Tunis accounted for 39 of Tunisia's 49 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (32 stories). 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.
44 of its 56 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (27 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
55 of its 96 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Cyclone was named in 37 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
33 of its 38 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Diffa accounted for 23 of Niger's 33 stories about harm, carried by 18 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
482 of its 1,558 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (71 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 73 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
63 of its 391 stories (16%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Avalanche was named in 49 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with snowstorms and storms. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
55 of its 61 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Taka Atoll accounted for 55 of the Marshall Islands' 55 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories).
343 of its 561 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Tropical storm was named in 276 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms, typhoon and drownings.
Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Thailand (276 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Norway (49 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Fiji (37 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Jamaica (39 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hypothermia in Russia (182 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 Jan. 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 30,212 stories about harm among 171,138 counted on 3 Jan.
For the second day running, the news turned to Saudi Arabia. On 3 January 2018, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 18 today. Saudi Arabia's news was 45% about people being harmed, against a usual 32%. of the day's 171,138 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 19.
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 18 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 softer 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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