We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
150 of its 319 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Amsterdam accounted for 92 of the Netherlands' 150 stories about harm, carried by 266 outlets. 74 of Amsterdam's 92 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (93 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
65 of its 79 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Beira accounted for 31 of Mozambique's 65 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (10 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
99 of its 192 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Sanaa accounted for 22 of Yemen's 40 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Moscow accounted for 206 of Russia's 303 stories about harm, carried by 342 outlets. 153 of Moscow's 206 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (127 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
105 of its 252 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Cairo accounted for 60 of Egypt's 105 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. 36 of Cairo's 60 stories were about protests or strikes.
217 of its 720 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (17 stories). Illness was named in 54 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Cyclone was named in 30 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with tropical storm, heavy rain and power cuts. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Tehran accounted for 44 of Iran's 67 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Oil spill was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). House fires were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: illness in New Zealand (54 of its stories, about three times its usual); oil spill in Iran (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in France (18 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); tsunami in Japan (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); heatwave in Australia (34 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 22,205 stories about harm among 86,664 counted on 25 Jan.
In Iran's news, mentions of oil spill ran more than ten times their usual. A year earlier, on 26 January 2020, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 26 today. the Netherlands' news was 47% about people being harmed, against a usual 26%. of the day's 86,664 news stories, 26 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 28.
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 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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