We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
80 of its 168 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Athens accounted for 52 of Greece's 80 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Snowstorms were named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms and power cuts.
44 of its 106 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Brussels accounted for 40 of Belgium's 44 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. 30 of Brussels' 40 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories).
114 of its 268 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
94 of its 208 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Snowstorms were named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Khartoum accounted for 31 of Sudan's 34 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets. 29 of Khartoum's 31 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
89 of its 120 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
139 of its 227 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. 35 of Kabul's 56 stories were about protests or strikes. Hunger was named in 44 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with extreme cold.
122 of its 390 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (43 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
Ouagadougou accounted for 119 of Burkina Faso's 150 stories about harm, carried by 346 outlets. 77 of Ouagadougou's 119 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Earthquake was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Haiti (20 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Afghanistan (44 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Malawi (11 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 18,609 stories about harm among 74,531 counted on 24 Jan.
The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 7 December 2021. 25 in every 100 of the day's 74,531 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 28. In Haiti's news, mentions of the earthquake ran about 4 times their usual. A year earlier, on 24 January 2021, 28 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 25 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 25 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 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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