We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
71 of its 114 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Minsk accounted for 56 of Belarus' 71 stories about harm, carried by 176 outlets. 46 of Minsk's 56 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (31 stories). Landslides were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
69 of its 117 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
37 of its 106 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
26 of its 65 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Tripoli accounted for 21 of Libya's 26 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories).
96 of its 128 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Yangon accounted for 48 of Myanmar's 96 stories about harm, carried by 98 outlets. 47 of Yangon's 48 stories were about protests or strikes. Natural hazards were named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
35 of Barcelona's 47 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Marib accounted for 23 of Yemen's 44 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Kabul accounted for 42 of Afghanistan's 79 stories about harm, carried by 65 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
53 of its 66 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
13 of its 20 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Iran (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Myanmar (19 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); snowstorms in US (1408 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); power cuts in Mexico (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Philippines (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 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 26,670 stories about harm among 101,926 counted on 18 Feb.
In Iran's news, mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 26 in every 100 of the day's 101,926 stories, as usual. On 19 February 2020, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 26 today. In Belarus, 62% of the news was about people being harmed, where 33% is usual.
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 26 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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