We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
88 of its 216 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 33 of Kherson's 33 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (26 stories). 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.
32 of its 62 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
71 of its 155 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Sofia accounted for 63 of Bulgaria's 71 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
70 of its 191 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Hong Kong Island accounted for 61 of Hong Kong's 70 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (51 stories).
30 of its 78 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Heavy rain was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with landslides.
47 of its 133 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 21 of Port-au-Prince's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories).
31 of its 39 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Managua accounted for 31 of Nicaragua's 31 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (29 stories).
Ituri accounted for 27 of the DR Congo's 29 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. Haemorrhagic fever was named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate (21 stories). Ebola was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
103 of Hawar's 137 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: haemorrhagic fever in DR Congo (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Rwanda (27 of its stories, about three times its usual); wildfires in New Zealand (71 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in Philippines (42 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); heavy rain in Peru (14 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 31,828 stories about harm among 177,181 counted on 11 Feb.
In the DR Congo's news, mentions of haemorrhagic fever ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 177,181 stories, below the usual 19. It was the second day running that the news turned to Ukraine. A year earlier, on 11 February 2018, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. Ukraine stood out: 41% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 21%.
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 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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