We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
109 of its 126 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Khartoum accounted for 78 of Sudan's 109 stories about harm, carried by 66 outlets. 75 of Khartoum's 78 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (86 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
136 of its 295 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Lamma Island accounted for 92 of Hong Kong's 136 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (112 stories). Typhoon was named in 28 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.
541 of its 1,969 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories). Wildfires were named in 61 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hurricane, typhoon and tropical storm. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
141 of its 276 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Amman accounted for 115 of Jordan's 141 stories about harm, carried by 170 outlets. Its coverage was about 5 times as fearful as the world's.
415 of its 1,277 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (210 stories). Outbreaks were named in 29 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
171 of Paris' 213 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 9 times the usual rate (9 stories). Building collapse was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with gas explosion. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
180 of its 242 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Libreville accounted for 156 of Gabon's 180 stories about harm, carried by 198 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (138 stories).
109 of its 207 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Beirut accounted for 79 of Lebanon's 109 stories about harm, carried by 104 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (74 stories).
46 of its 64 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (25 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 29 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
74 of its 123 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (44 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: poisoning in Belgium (72 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Papua New Guinea (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); extreme cold in Greece (65 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Vanuatu (13 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); outbreaks in Puerto Rico (12 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 32,729 stories about harm among 183,869 counted on 8 Jan.
Mentions of poisoning ran more than ten times their usual in Belgium's news. of the day's 183,869 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 19. Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. It was the second day running that the news turned to Sudan. On 8 January 2018, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 18 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 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 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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