We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
45 of its 111 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 20 of Bogota's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Illness was named in 31 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
51 of its 54 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
11 of its 21 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
35 of its 121 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories).
92 of its 150 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (49 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
56 of Wellington's 78 stories were about protests or strikes. Accidents were named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Outbreaks were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drought. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
10 of its 11 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Bangui accounted for 9 of the Central African Republic's 10 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets.
21 of its 57 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
35 of its 109 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: hiv in Haiti (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Syria (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in New Zealand (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Australia (15 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in UK (34 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 Feb. 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 19,201 stories about harm among 82,612 counted on 22 Feb.
In Haiti's news, mentions of HIV ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 82,612 stories, as usual. Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. On 22 February 2021, a year earlier, the share was 26 in every 100, against 23 today. Colombia stood out: 41% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 27%.
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 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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