We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
164 of its 610 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Dubai accounted for 159 of the United Arab Emirates' 164 stories about harm, carried by 156 outlets. Snowstorms were named in 124 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with extreme cold.
46 of its 113 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 28 of Port-au-Prince's 29 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (22 stories).
202 of its 385 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Baghdad accounted for 134 of Iraq's 202 stories about harm, carried by 169 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
694 of its 1,848 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Sinaloa accounted for 532 of Mexico's 694 stories about harm, carried by 692 outlets. Avalanche was named in 379 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
117 of its 485 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Malaria was named in 57 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
26 of its 45 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. 15 of Tunis' 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories).
1,966 of its 8,681 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Heavy rain was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
Caracas accounted for 276 of Venezuela's 367 stories about harm, carried by 198 outlets. 210 of Caracas' 276 stories were about protests or strikes. Hunger was named in 122 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (19 stories). Road crashes were named in 30 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hepatitis. 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.
Also named far more than usual: malaria in Switzerland (57 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Venezuela (122 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); measles in Philippines (53 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Greenland (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Vanuatu (10 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 35,736 stories about harm among 199,368 counted on 12 Feb.
The United Arab Emirates' news mentioned snowstorms more than ten times as often as usual. 18 in every 100 of the day's 199,368 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 19. In the United Arab Emirates, 27% of the news was about people being harmed, where 11% is usual. On 12 February 2018, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 18 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 18 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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