We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
344 of its 541 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Cairo accounted for 216 of Egypt's 344 stories about harm, carried by 667 outlets. 159 of Cairo's 216 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
470 of its 677 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Tehran accounted for 240 of Iran's 470 stories about harm, carried by 453 outlets. Flu was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with plague. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
140 of its 310 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Jakarta accounted for 99 of Indonesia's 140 stories about harm, carried by 100 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (26 stories). Flooding was named in 68 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with heavy rain, cyclone and landslides.
33 of its 103 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of abductions ran at about 8 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
1,904 of its 6,293 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 686 of Delhi's 1,134 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (563 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
26 of its 47 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. 14 of Port-au-Prince's 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
192 of its 794 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Wildfires were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
47 of its 86 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Tripoli accounted for 30 of Libya's 47 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
18 of its 51 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 4 of Almaty's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
782 of its 1,453 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (449 stories).
Also named far more than usual: rubella in Ireland (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Spain (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); snowstorms in Canada (25 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); ebola in US (196 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); road crashes in China (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 26,380 stories about harm among 118,304 counted on 25 Feb.
Egypt stood out: 64% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 24%. 22 in every 100 of the day's 118,304 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. A year earlier, on 25 February 2019, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 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 22 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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