We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
41 of its 59 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Algiers accounted for 30 of Algeria's 41 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. 28 of Algiers' 30 stories were about protests or strikes. Illness was named in 31 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
268 of its 368 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Jakarta accounted for 239 of Indonesia's 268 stories about harm, carried by 337 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (60 stories). Landslides were named in 135 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hypothermia, power cuts and storms.
100 of its 221 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Beirut accounted for 86 of Lebanon's 100 stories about harm, carried by 202 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (58 stories).
Idlib accounted for 67 of Syria's 100 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
145 of its 299 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. 59 of Tehran's 78 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (22 stories). Earthquake was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
181 of its 337 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Taipei accounted for 154 of Taiwan's 181 stories about harm, carried by 535 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (89 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 88 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
1,025 of its 2,213 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (162 stories). Power cuts were named in 96 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.
65 of its 99 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. 3 of Oromo's 4 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Baghdad accounted for 279 of Iraq's 320 stories about harm, carried by 475 outlets. 239 of Baghdad's 279 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
243 of its 847 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of arrests ran at about 10 times the usual rate (111 stories).
Also named far more than usual: helicopter crash in Taiwan (88 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in New Zealand (31 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Poland (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); earthquake in Iran (27 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); power cuts in Australia (96 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 Jan. 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 17,379 stories about harm among 90,070 counted on 2 Jan.
Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Australia and Indonesia. 19 in every 100 of the day's 90,070 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Indonesia's news, mentions of landslides ran more than ten times their usual. Algeria stood out: 69% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 34%. A year earlier, on 2 January 2019, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 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 harsher 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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