We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
89 of its 176 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Warsaw accounted for 51 of Poland's 89 stories about harm, carried by 191 outlets. 40 of Warsaw's 51 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
21 of its 42 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Bird flu was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with flu. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
48 of its 83 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Flooding was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with heavy rain.
8 of its 14 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).
96 of its 167 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Beirut accounted for 70 of Lebanon's 96 stories about harm, carried by 148 outlets. 44 of Beirut's 70 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Moscow accounted for 188 of Russia's 327 stories about harm, carried by 361 outlets. 127 of Moscow's 188 stories were about protests or strikes. Avalanche was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
42 of its 73 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.
121 of its 305 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
90 of its 241 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (46 stories). Outbreaks were named in 36 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
321 of Delhi's 544 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (172 stories). Tsunami was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with malaria.
Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Vietnam (36 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); tuberculosis in Tanzania (11 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); illness in Syria (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); dengue in Philippines (13 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); avalanche in Russia (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 26,695 stories about harm among 103,904 counted on 28 Jan.
For the second day running, the news turned to Poland. Stories about people being harmed made up 26 in every 100 of the day's 103,904 stories, below the usual 28. Mentions of outbreaks ran about 5 times their usual in Vietnam's news. In Poland, 51% of the news was about people being harmed, where 24% is usual. A year earlier, on 29 January 2020, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 26 today.
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 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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