We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
45 of its 87 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Brussels accounted for 38 of Belgium's 45 stories about harm, carried by 251 outlets. 30 of Brussels' 38 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (8 stories). Tsunami was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
77 of its 90 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
73 of its 213 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Lima accounted for 19 of Peru's 22 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Oil spill was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
118 of its 183 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Kabul accounted for 44 of Afghanistan's 118 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. 22 of Kabul's 44 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (31 stories).
59 of its 86 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Ouagadougou accounted for 44 of Burkina Faso's 59 stories about harm, carried by 136 outlets. 29 of Ouagadougou's 44 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
17 of its 32 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 11 of Oslo's 12 stories were about protests or strikes.
48 of its 107 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories).
30 of its 88 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
14 of its 65 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (10 stories).
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Philippines (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Israel (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in UK (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 10,033 stories about harm among 38,909 counted on 23 Jan.
No day had a lower share of stories about people being harmed since 17 December 2021. Stories about people being harmed made up 26 in every 100 of the day's 38,909 stories, below the usual 29. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 5 times the usual rate, most often about the US. On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. Peru's news mentioned oil spill about 5 times as often as usual. This week the news turned most often to Tonga, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 5 of them.
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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