We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
42 of its 92 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Abaco accounted for 36 of the Bahamas' 42 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (38 stories). Drownings were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with earthquake. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
334 of its 398 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Damascus accounted for 168 of Syria's 334 stories about harm, carried by 87 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (90 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
46 of its 113 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
65 of its 78 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. 11 of Khartoum's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Poisoning 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. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
56 of its 82 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Prague accounted for 56 of the Czechia's 56 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Snowstorms were named in 55 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts, heavy rain and drownings.
887 of its 2,597 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (128 stories). Heavy rain was named in 214 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with tornadoes and power cuts. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
163 of its 261 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. San Salvador accounted for 146 of el Salvador's 163 stories about harm, carried by 139 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.
118 of its 221 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
1,215 of its 5,049 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (224 stories). Train derailment was named in 198 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (62 stories). Road crashes were named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: snowstorms in Czechia (55 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Australia (214 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); snowstorms in Italy (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in India (198 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); helicopter crash in Nigeria (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 Feb. 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 20,359 stories about harm among 99,644 counted on 3 Feb.
Bahamas stood out: 46% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 14%. 20 in every 100 of the day's 99,644 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. In the Czechia's news, mentions of snowstorms ran more than ten times their usual. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Australia and the US. On 3 February 2018, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 20 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 about as 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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