We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
97 of its 115 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Khartoum accounted for 62 of Sudan's 97 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. 58 of Khartoum's 62 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (61 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
66 of its 109 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (55 stories). Outbreaks were named in 56 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
56 of its 98 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Phnom Penh accounted for 46 of Cambodia's 56 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (41 stories). Hunger was named in 28 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
233 of its 349 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Kabul accounted for 104 of Afghanistan's 233 stories about harm, carried by 84 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (130 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
420 of its 796 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Libreville accounted for 344 of Gabon's 420 stories about harm, carried by 365 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (257 stories).
409 of its 646 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (122 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
53 of its 84 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Banjul accounted for 48 of the Gambia's 53 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (10 stories).
107 of its 297 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (76 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
70 of its 194 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
153 of its 424 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (73 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Iran (32 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Jordan (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Malaysia (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Jamaica (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); extreme cold in Italy (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 29,103 stories about harm among 164,372 counted on 7 Jan.
Puerto Rico's news mentioned outbreaks more than ten times as often as usual. On 7 January 2018, a year earlier, the share was 24 in every 100, against 18 today. In Sudan, 84% of the news was about people being harmed, where 72% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 164,372 stories, below the usual 19.
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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