We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
45 of its 56 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Boaco accounted for 40 of Nicaragua's 45 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. 40 of Boaco's 40 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (40 stories). Flooding was named in 40 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hurricane. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
259 of its 322 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Havana accounted for 186 of Cuba's 259 stories about harm, carried by 184 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (36 stories). Storms were named in 51 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
45 of its 65 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 7%. Ljubljana accounted for 44 of Slovenia's 45 stories about harm, carried by 46 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (42 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
257 of its 295 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Mandalay accounted for 233 of Myanmar's 257 stories about harm, carried by 402 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (230 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
96 of its 123 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 57 of Douala's 60 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (60 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
599 of its 917 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (272 stories). Cholera was named in 35 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
79 of its 130 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Tunis accounted for 78 of Tunisia's 79 stories about harm, carried by 134 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (50 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
622 of its 1,612 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 225 of Islamabad's 318 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
363 of its 523 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (50 stories). Hunger was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
59 of Khartoum's 62 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Hunger was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: hiv in Singapore (47 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Türkiye (56 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Indonesia (22 of its stories, about three times its usual); haemorrhagic fever in DR Congo (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in New Zealand (37 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 42,952 stories about harm among 203,126 counted on 29 Jan.
Mentions of flooding ran more than ten times their usual in Nicaragua's news. of the day's 203,126 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. Nicaragua stood out: 80% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 62%. On 29 January 2018, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 21 today.
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 21 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 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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