We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
114 of its 220 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Skopje accounted for 110 of North Macedonia's 114 stories about harm, carried by 101 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (94 stories). Road crashes were named in 68 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
493 of its 618 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Jammu accounted for 223 of Kashmir's 493 stories about harm, carried by 93 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (399 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
73 of its 137 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 31 of Port-au-Prince's 36 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (50 stories).
Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Poisoning was named in 130 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with train derailment and outbreaks. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
32 of its 41 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Santa Cruz Island accounted for 30 of the Solomon Islands' 32 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
44 of its 65 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. el Mozote accounted for 37 of el Salvador's 44 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
638 of its 1,509 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (240 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.
16 of its 21 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Cyclone was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
56 of its 325 stories (17%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Extreme cold was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.
430 of its 1,256 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (108 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in Zimbabwe (101 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Vanuatu (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); extreme cold in Norway (19 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); wildfires in Saudi Arabia (41 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in Vietnam (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 40,477 stories about harm among 209,848 counted on 14 Feb.
In North Macedonia, 52% of the news was about people being harmed, where 8% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 209,848 stories, as usual. Mentions of road crashes ran more than ten times their usual in North Macedonia's news. On the side of help, reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. A year earlier, on 14 February 2018, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as 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 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 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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