We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
110 of its 197 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. 16 of Tu Hieu's 24 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (51 stories). Drownings were named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
115 of its 186 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Kabul accounted for 48 of Afghanistan's 115 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
32 of its 50 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Kwai Chung accounted for 24 of Hong Kong's 32 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Illness was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
Tongatapu accounted for 32 of Tonga's 89 stories about harm, carried by 162 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories).
68 of its 76 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
89 of its 198 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
145 of its 175 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (74 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's.
43 of its 104 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
223 of its 522 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Storms were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
93 of its 410 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Earthquake was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
Also named far more than usual: illness in Colombia (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); oil spill in Russia (34 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Japan (19 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); earthquake in Philippines (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Australia (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 12,931 stories about harm among 47,245 counted on 22 Jan.
Mentions of oil spill ran more than ten times their usual in Russia's news. of the day's 47,245 news stories, 27 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 29. On 22 January 2021, a year earlier, the share was 26 in every 100, against 27 today. Vietnam's news was 56% about people being harmed, against a usual 39%.
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 much harsher 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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