We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
130 of its 190 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Kabul accounted for 60 of Afghanistan's 130 stories about harm, carried by 401 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (71 stories). Snowstorms were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
60 of its 128 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Jammu accounted for 33 of Kashmir's 60 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
151 of its 445 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (130 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
58 of its 150 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories). Drownings were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
1,582 of its 2,398 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Tehran accounted for 1,132 of Iran's 1,582 stories about harm, carried by 1,686 outlets. Plane crash was named in 324 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
65 of its 186 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (53 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
12 of its 27 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 7%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
161 of its 243 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Baghdad accounted for 113 of Iraq's 161 stories about harm, carried by 159 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
236 of its 1,134 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Respiratory illness was named in 109 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with outbreaks and covid. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
196 of its 217 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: respiratory illness in China (109 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); plane crash in Iran (324 of its stories, about three times its usual); illness in Hong Kong (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in United Arab Emirates (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Ireland (21 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 14,771 stories about harm among 64,608 counted on 11 Jan.
China's news mentioned respiratory illness about 5 times as often as usual. 23 in every 100 of the day's 64,608 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 20. On 11 January 2019, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 23 today. Afghanistan stood out: 68% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 54%.
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 23 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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