We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
80 of its 115 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Bangui accounted for 67 of the Central African Republic's 80 stories about harm, carried by 65 outlets. 48 of Bangui's 67 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (51 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
451 of its 797 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Tehran accounted for 246 of Iran's 451 stories about harm, carried by 196 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (101 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
28 of its 65 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Storms were named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heatwave.
253 of its 1,013 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (40 stories).
69 of its 191 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
168 of its 297 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
59 of its 103 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
58 of its 81 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Juba accounted for 42 of South Sudan's 58 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.
50 of its 58 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (38 stories). Building collapse was named in 98 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: building collapse in Türkiye (98 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Italy (40 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); drought in Ethiopia (10 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); dengue in Philippines (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Brazil (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 38,719 stories about harm among 205,434 counted on 6 Feb.
Türkiye's news mentioned building collapse more than ten times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 205,434 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 6 February 2018, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. Central African Republic stood out: 70% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 55%.
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 19 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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