We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
601 of its 990 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Harare accounted for 377 of Zimbabwe's 601 stories about harm, carried by 230 outlets. 278 of Harare's 377 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (120 stories). HIV was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
13 of its 28 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (11 stories). Heavy rain was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
408 of its 570 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Damascus accounted for 170 of Syria's 408 stories about harm, carried by 230 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Paris accounted for 585 of France's 710 stories about harm, carried by 521 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (336 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
854 of its 1,387 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Caracas accounted for 722 of Venezuela's 854 stories about harm, carried by 697 outlets. 700 of Caracas' 722 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (134 stories).
206 of its 539 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 93 of Tehran's 133 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
658 of its 1,550 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 204 of Jerusalem's 368 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (284 stories). Poisoning was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
176 of its 709 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. 99 of Seoul's 163 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
101 of its 185 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Avalanche was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with landslides and snowstorms. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (54 stories). Heavy rain was named in 56 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in Indonesia (56 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flu in Romania (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Kashmir (26 of its stories, about three times its usual); polio in Mozambique (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Nigeria (40 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 34,735 stories about harm among 193,607 counted on 23 Jan.
Mentions of heavy rain ran about 4 times their usual in Indonesia's news. of the day's 193,607 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 19. A year earlier, on 23 January 2018, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. Zimbabwe's news was 61% about people being harmed, against a usual 47%.
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 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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