We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
3,180 of its 4,921 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Wuhan accounted for 2,335 of China's 3,180 stories about harm, carried by 1,967 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 4 times the usual rate (318 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
198 of its 421 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (54 stories). Earthquake was named in 111 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.
Baghdad accounted for 123 of Iraq's 210 stories about harm, carried by 394 outlets. 91 of Baghdad's 123 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
255 of its 840 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (58 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Jerusalem accounted for 147 of Israel's 210 stories about harm, carried by 195 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
73 of its 106 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
12 of its 15 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (9 stories).
117 of its 279 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
19 of its 30 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).
42 of its 219 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories).
Also named far more than usual: flooding in Spain (26 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drought in Kenya (19 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Italy (16 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); plane crash in Australia (42 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Canada (12 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 22,869 stories about harm among 115,038 counted on 24 Jan.
It was the seventh day running that the news turned to China. of the day's 115,038 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 6 times the usual rate, most often about China and the US. Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate. In Türkiye's news, mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual.
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 20 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 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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