We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
148 of its 205 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Naypyitaw accounted for 54 of Myanmar's 148 stories about harm, carried by 148 outlets. 54 of Naypyitaw's 54 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (32 stories). Illness was named in 32 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
182 of its 373 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
25 of its 40 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Wildfires were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
25 of its 44 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 4 of Caracas' 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories).
37 of its 72 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Lima accounted for 27 of Peru's 37 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets.
6 of its 7 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).
8 of its 18 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
6 of its 6 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).
Tehran accounted for 63 of Iran's 97 stories about harm, carried by 114 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: natural hazards in New Zealand (17 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); avalanche in India (79 of its stories, about three times its usual); extreme cold in Canada (40 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flooding in Russia (14 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); accidents in US (51 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 25,467 stories about harm among 102,433 counted on 10 Feb.
The news turned to Myanmar for the fourth day running. A year earlier, on 11 February 2020, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 25 today. In Myanmar, 72% of the news was about people being harmed, where 58% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 25 in every 100 of the day's 102,433 stories, below the usual 26.
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 25 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 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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