We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
1,379 of its 2,172 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Paris accounted for 1,203 of France's 1,379 stories about harm, carried by 965 outlets. 646 of Paris' 1,203 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (327 stories). Gas explosion was named in 159 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.
30 of its 32 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Ouagadougou accounted for 26 of Burkina Faso's 30 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
23 of its 28 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Guayaquil accounted for 21 of Ecuador's 23 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories).
161 of its 318 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Warsaw accounted for 97 of Poland's 161 stories about harm, carried by 102 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (133 stories).
602 of its 1,098 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 100 of Jerusalem's 190 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (88 stories). Outbreaks were named in 87 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
1,025 of its 3,167 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 259 of Toronto's 377 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (87 stories). Extreme cold was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with hypothermia and oil spill.
227 of its 406 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (56 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
24 of its 35 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (14 stories). Natural hazards were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
21 of its 73 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. 6 of Baku's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (11 stories).
26 of its 77 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 9 of Yerevan's 15 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).
Also named far more than usual: avalanche in Germany (87 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); hepatitis in Zimbabwe (64 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hantavirus in Argentina (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Mexico (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Haiti (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 22,046 stories about harm among 110,853 counted on 12 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 20 in every 100 of the day's 110,853 stories, as usual. Abductions were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Costa Rica. In France, 63% of the news was about people being harmed, where 28% is usual. On 12 January 2018, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 20 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 20 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 harsher 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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