We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
1,299 of its 1,848 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Tlahuelilpan accounted for 913 of Mexico's 1,299 stories about harm, carried by 988 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (463 stories). Accidents were named in 818 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
581 of its 879 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (56 stories). Storms were named in 39 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
262 of its 353 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Bogota accounted for 243 of Colombia's 262 stories about harm, carried by 181 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (162 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
64 of its 74 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
372 of its 452 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Manbij accounted for 242 of Syria's 372 stories about harm, carried by 266 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (310 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
309 of its 456 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Nairobi accounted for 256 of Kenya's 309 stories about harm, carried by 266 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (77 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.
155 of its 171 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (78 stories). Accidents were named in 81 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
104 of its 148 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
206 of its 232 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (114 stories). Drownings were named in 35 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
166 of its 290 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (123 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: accidents in Yemen (81 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Kashmir (48 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); drownings in Italy (60 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Venezuela (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Libya (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 24,248 stories about harm among 115,110 counted on 19 Jan.
Mexico stood out: 70% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 24%. Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. In Kashmir's news, mentions of the avalanche ran about 9 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 115,110 stories, above 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 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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