We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
38 of its 76 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Flu was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
377 of its 603 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Almaty accounted for 269 of Kazakhstan's 377 stories about harm, carried by 368 outlets. 205 of Almaty's 269 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
61 of its 95 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Tigray accounted for 42 of Ethiopia's 61 stories about harm, carried by 67 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
70 of its 150 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
Khartoum accounted for 28 of Sudan's 31 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. 26 of Khartoum's 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
1,540 of its 3,783 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Tsunami was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
47 of its 60 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Laboule accounted for 41 of Haiti's 47 stories about harm, carried by 65 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
6 of Havana's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
23 of Lagos' 45 stories were about protests or strikes. Respiratory illness was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
24 of its 37 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Tunis accounted for 19 of Tunisia's 24 stories about harm, carried by 15 outlets.
Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Hong Kong (28 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Ecuador (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Indonesia (15 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); tsunami in Switzerland (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in Pakistan (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 22,999 stories about harm among 78,655 counted on 7 Jan.
Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada. of the day's 78,655 news stories, 29 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 28. Hong Kong's news mentioned outbreaks about 5 times as often as usual. Peru's news was 50% about people being harmed, against a usual 27%. A year earlier, on 7 January 2021, 28 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 29 today.
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 29 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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