We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
93 of its 129 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Stockholm accounted for 82 of Sweden's 93 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. 52 of Stockholm's 82 stories were about protests or strikes. Poisoning was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
64 of its 86 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Aleppo accounted for 43 of Syria's 64 stories about harm, carried by 80 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (27 stories). Building collapse was named in 38 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (339 stories). Ebola was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
33 of its 107 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).
68 of its 85 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Machu Picchu accounted for 33 of Peru's 68 stories about harm, carried by 205 outlets. 28 of Machu Picchu's 33 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (9 stories).
11 of its 14 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 10 of Mbabane's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
16 of its 23 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. 3 of Port-au-Prince's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories).
38 of its 45 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Mogadishu accounted for 31 of Somalia's 38 stories about harm, carried by 73 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Tehran accounted for 32 of Iran's 67 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. 22 of Tehran's 32 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
15 of its 31 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: helicopter crash in Ukraine (26 of its stories, about three times its usual); diphtheria in Nigeria (11 of its stories, about 8 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 7,495 stories about harm among 37,089 counted on 22 Jan.
Syria's news mentioned building collapse more than ten times as often as usual. 20 in every 100 of the day's 37,089 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Sweden, 72% of the news was about people being harmed, where 24% is usual. On 22 January 2022, a year earlier, the share was 27 in every 100, against 20 today. This week the news turned most often to Iran, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.
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 20 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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