We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
341 of its 506 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Cairo accounted for 310 of Egypt's 341 stories about harm, carried by 344 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (235 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
310 of its 389 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (204 stories). Flooding was named in 55 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
95 of its 145 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Bucharest accounted for 87 of Romania's 95 stories about harm, carried by 96 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (93 stories).
39 of its 63 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Budapest accounted for 38 of Hungary's 39 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. 38 of Budapest's 38 stories were about protests or strikes.
211 of its 245 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Kalofer accounted for 206 of Bulgaria's 211 stories about harm, carried by 126 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (41 stories).
184 of its 211 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Earthquake was named in 182 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with wildfires. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.
100 of its 253 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Power cuts were named in 42 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
42 of its 73 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Cyclone was named in 33 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
95 of its 239 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (49 stories). Drownings were named in 40 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
202 of its 237 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (69 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Haiti (182 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); cyclone in Fiji (33 of its stories, about three times its usual); power cuts in Austria (42 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Greece (40 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); earthquake in Iran (47 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 17,470 stories about harm among 91,863 counted on 6 Jan.
On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 91,863 stories, as usual. Mentions of the earthquake ran about 5 times their usual in Haiti's news. A year earlier, on 6 January 2018, 24 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. Egypt stood out: 67% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 35%.
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 19 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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