We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
273 of its 360 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Caracas accounted for 210 of Venezuela's 273 stories about harm, carried by 158 outlets. 193 of Caracas' 210 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (189 stories). Flooding was named in 30 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
669 of its 807 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Kabul accounted for 465 of Afghanistan's 669 stories about harm, carried by 487 outlets. Building collapse was named in 161 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
1,157 of its 3,090 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Paris accounted for 980 of France's 1,157 stories about harm, carried by 1,067 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (685 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
322 of its 866 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (94 stories). Earthquake was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
742 of its 1,033 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Harare accounted for 543 of Zimbabwe's 742 stories about harm, carried by 400 outlets. 459 of Harare's 543 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
151 of its 277 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Jammu accounted for 93 of Kashmir's 151 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets. Avalanche was named in 41 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with landslides. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
400 of its 1,100 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (187 stories). Road crashes were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
11 of its 39 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (11 stories). Heavy rain was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
78 of its 95 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (24 stories). Extreme cold was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
32 of its 125 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. 15 of Lisbon's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (15 stories).
Also named far more than usual: hypothermia in Taiwan (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Kashmir (41 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); extreme cold in Libya (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in DR Congo (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Maldives (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 34,226 stories about harm among 181,890 counted on 22 Jan.
Afghanistan's news mentioned building collapse more than ten times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 181,890 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Venezuela. Venezuela stood out: 76% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 38%. On 22 January 2018, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 19 today.
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 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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