We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
129 of its 270 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Caracas accounted for 89 of Venezuela's 129 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (68 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
54 of its 79 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Libreville accounted for 42 of Gabon's 54 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. 30 of Libreville's 42 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (45 stories).
201 of its 292 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Valletta accounted for 130 of Malta's 201 stories about harm, carried by 111 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (92 stories).
91 of its 296 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
60 of its 143 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 15 of Bogota's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
62 of its 176 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 4%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
92 of its 240 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Extreme cold was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with snowstorms and storms.
524 of its 831 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Ramallah accounted for 301 of Palestine's 524 stories about harm, carried by 13 outlets. Storms were named in 115 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain.
83 of its 396 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (61 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
117 of its 396 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 68 of Warsaw's 92 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: natural hazards in Haiti (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Palestine (115 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); overdoses in Mexico (50 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); extreme cold in Lebanon (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Congo (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 32,753 stories about harm among 186,683 counted on 9 Jan.
In Palestine's news, mentions of storms ran more than ten times their usual. On 9 January 2018, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 18 today. Venezuela's news was 48% about people being harmed, against a usual 28%. of the day's 186,683 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.
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 much 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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