We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
264 of its 603 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Brasilia accounted for 139 of Brazil's 264 stories about harm, carried by 253 outlets. 129 of Brasilia's 139 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (136 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
55 of its 98 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Rajouri accounted for 25 of Kashmir's 55 stories about harm, carried by 18 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
131 of its 246 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Bucharest accounted for 86 of Romania's 131 stories about harm, carried by 308 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (74 stories).
94 of its 192 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Earthquake was named in 56 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with tsunami. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
81 of its 105 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Juliaca accounted for 63 of Peru's 81 stories about harm, carried by 202 outlets. 61 of Juliaca's 63 stories were about protests or strikes. Illness was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
198 of its 299 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Tehran accounted for 105 of Iran's 198 stories about harm, carried by 113 outlets. 78 of Tehran's 105 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
33 of its 48 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Sanaa accounted for 15 of Yemen's 33 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
113 of its 185 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. 9 of Kabul's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (67 stories).
62 of its 288 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Outbreaks were named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with flu, cholera and malaria.
Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (71 stories). Natural hazards were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: cyclone in New Zealand (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Peru (24 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Saudi Arabia (18 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); heavy rain in UK (74 of its stories, about three times its usual); heatwave in France (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 15,169 stories about harm among 77,125 counted on 10 Jan.
Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and India. 20 in every 100 of the day's 77,125 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. For the second day running, the news turned to Brazil. Indonesia's news mentioned the earthquake about 6 times as often as usual. Brazil's news was 44% about people being harmed, against a usual 20%.
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 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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