We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
465 of its 678 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Istanbul accounted for 222 of Türkiye's 465 stories about harm, carried by 557 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (27 stories). Avalanche was named in 163 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms, snowstorms and heavy rain. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
3,879 of its 5,706 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Wuhan accounted for 1,899 of China's 3,879 stories about harm, carried by 1,595 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Malaria was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with norovirus.
197 of its 257 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Idlib accounted for 155 of Syria's 197 stories about harm, carried by 148 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
37 of its 48 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
114 of its 263 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (44 stories). Natural hazards were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
354 of its 1,269 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 9 times the usual rate (7 stories). Hurricane was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
103 of its 169 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Kabul accounted for 52 of Afghanistan's 103 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
15 of its 36 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 3 of Algiers' 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).
200 of its 771 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 10 times the usual rate (26 stories). Flooding was named in 55 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.
Baghdad accounted for 76 of Iraq's 117 stories about harm, carried by 182 outlets. 46 of Baghdad's 76 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: illness in Philippines (98 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in New Zealand (55 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); bird flu in Saudi Arabia (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Vietnam (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hurricane in Japan (13 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 25,640 stories about harm among 125,220 counted on 5 Feb.
Mentions of the avalanche ran more than ten times their usual in Türkiye's news. of the day's 125,220 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of vaccination, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Türkiye's news was 69% about people being harmed, against a usual 34%. A year earlier, on 5 February 2019, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 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 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 much 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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