We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
265 of its 554 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 109 of Tehran's 140 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (118 stories). Drought was named in 50 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with earthquake. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
333 of its 487 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Damascus accounted for 169 of Syria's 333 stories about harm, carried by 167 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
25 of its 63 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Ebola was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with outbreaks.
167 of its 683 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of abductions ran at about 10 times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
1,700 of its 3,067 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Caracas accounted for 1,353 of Venezuela's 1,700 stories about harm, carried by 838 outlets. 1,248 of Caracas' 1,353 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (1,334 stories). Landslides were named in 84 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.
521 of its 1,189 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. 200 of Jerusalem's 302 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (156 stories). Measles was named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with house fires.
Harare accounted for 187 of Zimbabwe's 314 stories about harm, carried by 140 outlets. 109 of Harare's 187 stories were about protests or strikes. HIV was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Khartoum accounted for 149 of Sudan's 195 stories about harm, carried by 115 outlets. 136 of Khartoum's 149 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 8 times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
120 of its 220 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Landslides were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
45 of its 143 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: plague in Panama (45 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Indonesia (105 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); heatwave in Australia (183 of its stories, about three times its usual); hantavirus in Argentina (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); cyclone in Bangladesh (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 35,246 stories about harm among 195,881 counted on 24 Jan.
In Panama's news, mentions of the plague ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 195,881 stories, below the usual 19. On 24 January 2018, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 18 today. In Iran, 48% of the news was about people being harmed, where 33% is usual.
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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