We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
308 of its 769 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (91 stories). Heavy rain was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
20 of Tuen Mun's 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Illness was named in 20 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.
52 of its 75 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 23 of Haiti's 52 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (11 stories).
84 of its 258 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
139 of its 458 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (32 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
112 of its 262 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Jammu accounted for 99 of Kashmir's 112 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
23 of its 54 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 7 of Lilongwe's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).
16 of its 43 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 7 of Rabat's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).
Idlib accounted for 35 of Syria's 108 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Tehran accounted for 1,396 of Iran's 2,114 stories about harm, carried by 1,821 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: covid in China (56 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); natural hazards in Kenya (17 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); flu in Malaysia (18 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); flooding in Ireland (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); poisoning in Germany (11 of its stories, about 10 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 22,535 stories about harm among 109,126 counted on 10 Jan.
In China's news, mentions of Covid ran about 6 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 109,126 stories, above the usual 19. A year earlier, on 10 January 2019, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today. In Pakistan, 40% of the news was about people being harmed, where 30% 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 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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