We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
46 of its 112 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Baghdad accounted for 35 of Iraq's 45 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
30 of its 45 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories).
Tunis accounted for 27 of Tunisia's 36 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. 17 of Tunis' 27 stories were about protests or strikes.
26 of its 72 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).
Lantau accounted for 32 of Hong Kong's 49 stories about harm, carried by 90 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Earthquake was named in 35 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with tsunami.
Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Tigray accounted for 41 of Ethiopia's 54 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Extreme cold was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Indonesia (35 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); extreme cold in Afghanistan (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in New Zealand (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); train derailment in India (55 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); house fires in Australia (16 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 21,969 stories about harm among 82,499 counted on 14 Jan.
In Indonesia's news, mentions of the earthquake ran about 6 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 27 in every 100 of the day's 82,499 stories, below the usual 29. Sri Lanka's news was 41% about people being harmed, against a usual 33%. A year earlier, on 14 January 2021, 27 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as 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 27 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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