We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
221 of its 349 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Nakhon Ratchasima accounted for 119 of Thailand's 221 stories about harm, carried by 315 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (128 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
75 of its 234 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 20 of Cairo's 38 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
34 of its 64 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Pyongyang accounted for 29 of North Korea's 34 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (29 stories).
1,875 of its 7,394 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 6 times the usual rate (10 stories). Storms were named in 214 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with snowstorms and bird flu.
132 of its 220 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (75 stories). Illness was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
196 of its 788 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Drought was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
8 of Beirut's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (26 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
Tehran accounted for 85 of Iran's 155 stories about harm, carried by 238 outlets. Illness was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
71 of its 148 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Taipei accounted for 42 of Taiwan's 71 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets.
Also named far more than usual: plague in Somalia (15 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); respiratory illness in South Korea (26 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); illness in Iran (23 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); illness in Afghanistan (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); snowstorms in Germany (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 22,337 stories about harm among 108,160 counted on 10 Feb.
The news turned to Thailand for the third day running. 21 in every 100 of the day's 108,160 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Somalia's news, mentions of the plague ran about 7 times their usual. Thailand stood out: 63% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 34%. On 10 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 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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