We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
989 of its 1,093 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Minas Gerais accounted for 558 of Brazil's 989 stories about harm, carried by 843 outlets. 321 of Minas Gerais' 558 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (54 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
1,076 of its 1,387 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Philippine accounted for 630 of the Philippines' 1,076 stories about harm, carried by 933 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (277 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
118 of its 145 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Jorge Chavez accounted for 82 of Peru's 118 stories about harm, carried by 111 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (27 stories). Avalanche was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
76 of its 110 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Buenos Aires accounted for 68 of Argentina's 76 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (71 stories).
339 of its 398 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Warsaw accounted for 225 of Poland's 339 stories about harm, carried by 323 outlets. 152 of Warsaw's 225 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (313 stories). Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
148 of its 229 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. 30 of Ankara's 50 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (47 stories). Tornadoes were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
59 of its 193 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. 14 of Tampines' 21 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (35 stories). Heatstroke was named in 29 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
840 of its 1,380 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Ramallah accounted for 534 of Palestine's 840 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (453 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
550 of its 1,220 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (41 stories). Drownings were named in 47 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with poisoning. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
79 of its 187 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (49 stories). Gas explosion was named in 41 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks.
Also named far more than usual: hiv in Panama (113 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); gas explosion in Netherlands (41 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatstroke in Singapore (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Fiji (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Russia (63 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 20,170 stories about harm among 93,843 counted on 27 Jan.
In Brazil, 90% of the news was about people being harmed, where 27% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 93,843 stories, above the usual 19. Mentions of HIV ran more than ten times their usual in Panama's news. People injured were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the Philippines and Palestine. the news turned to Brazil for the second day running.
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 much 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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