We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
131 of its 280 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Moscow accounted for 85 of Russia's 131 stories about harm, carried by 179 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
326 of its 517 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Jakarta accounted for 280 of Indonesia's 326 stories about harm, carried by 775 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (21 stories). Plane crash was named in 68 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain.
68 of its 91 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Kabul accounted for 48 of Afghanistan's 68 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
56 of its 94 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (29 stories).
118 of its 362 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
94 of its 264 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (36 stories). Snowstorms were named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drownings and hypothermia.
111 of its 271 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Flooding was named in 28 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with tuberculosis.
13 of its 32 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
16 of its 26 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories).
12 of its 19 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: flooding in Malaysia (28 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); snowstorms in Spain (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in India (125 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); power cuts in Pakistan (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); house fires in Australia (12 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 Jan. 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 13,660 stories about harm among 44,505 counted on 10 Jan.
In Indonesia's news, mentions of plane crash ran more than ten times their usual. the news turned to Russia for the second day running. 31 in every 100 of the day's 44,505 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 28. On 11 January 2020, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, against 31 today. This week the news turned most often to Hong Kong, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 3 of them.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Countries with at least 50 stories that day.
Stories, not people.
The day's biggest events: attacks, accidents and disasters, people displaced, protests, outbreaks. Bigger dot: more stories. Ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported it and how clearly it was about one thing, the same way for every place and year; the news data does not say who attacked whom, so both sides of a war appear where the news put them. Click a dot for its 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 harsher 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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