We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
430 of its 652 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Tehran accounted for 194 of Iran's 430 stories about harm, carried by 330 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (28 stories). Illness was named in 117 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
372 of its 737 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (146 stories). Natural hazards were named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
46 of its 67 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. 16 of Port-au-Prince's 24 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
51 of its 140 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Aalst accounted for 44 of Belgium's 51 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets.
138 of its 224 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Kabul accounted for 63 of Afghanistan's 138 stories about harm, carried by 73 outlets. Illness was named in 32 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
430 of its 744 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Seoul accounted for 214 of South Korea's 430 stories about harm, carried by 508 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (203 stories).
584 of its 1,375 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (343 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
30 of its 96 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of abductions ran at about 10 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
24 of its 73 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 13 of Santiago's 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories).
9 of its 15 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 3 of Yangon's 3 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).
Also named far more than usual: storms in Spain (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Afghanistan (32 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); flooding in Indonesia (17 of its stories, about three times its usual); poisoning in Australia (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); plague in UK (15 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 21,641 stories about harm among 102,277 counted on 24 Feb.
In Spain's news, mentions of storms ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 102,277 stories, as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Iran. In Iran, 66% of the news was about people being harmed, where 46% is usual. On 24 February 2019, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, the same as 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 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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