We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
110 of its 188 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 11 of Fanling's 21 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
3,687 of its 5,483 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Wuhan accounted for 1,847 of China's 3,687 stories about harm, carried by 1,820 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Snowstorms were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.
188 of its 507 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Jerusalem accounted for 132 of Israel's 188 stories about harm, carried by 261 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (65 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
32 of its 56 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (28 stories).
127 of its 315 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (32 stories). Flu was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
70 of its 144 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Taipei accounted for 47 of Taiwan's 70 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories).
89 of its 229 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (45 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.
63 of its 115 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (24 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
39 of its 100 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Illness was named in 29 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
27 of its 44 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: illness in Colombia (29 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Australia (115 of its stories, about three times its usual); flu in Singapore (19 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); illness in Türkiye (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in South Korea (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 24,308 stories about harm among 116,588 counted on 7 Feb.
Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 116,588 stories, as usual. On 7 February 2019, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 21 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 21 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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