We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
68 of its 105 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Algiers accounted for 62 of Algeria's 68 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. 57 of Algiers' 62 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
1,319 of its 2,803 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Jerusalem accounted for 849 of Israel's 1,319 stories about harm, carried by 155 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (84 stories). Heavy rain was named in 31 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hypothermia. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
2,307 of its 4,022 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (191 stories). Avalanche was named in 39 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with storms. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
70 of its 157 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (51 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 29 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
230 of its 580 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Train derailment was named in 16 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.
Mogadishu accounted for 100 of Somalia's 158 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (72 stories). Malaria was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
50 of its 84 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Zagreb accounted for 44 of Croatia's 50 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (46 stories).
92 of its 249 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
92 of its 116 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (44 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
92 of its 331 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: ebola in Senegal (22 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); earthquake in Haiti (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in Palestine (113 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); cyclone in Tonga (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); poisoning in Italy (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 39,466 stories about harm among 210,931 counted on 28 Feb.
Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. of the day's 210,931 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Nepal's news mentioned helicopter crash more than ten times as often as usual. Evacuations were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Malaysia. In Algeria, 65% of the news was about people being harmed, where 28% is usual.
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 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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