We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
48 of its 67 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 28 of Haiti's 48 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. 25 of Port-au-Prince's 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
384 of its 589 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Jerusalem accounted for 262 of Israel's 384 stories about harm, carried by 533 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (47 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
171 of its 237 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Tehran accounted for 115 of Iran's 171 stories about harm, carried by 188 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (77 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
91 of its 396 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
191 of its 225 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Jenin accounted for 120 of Palestine's 191 stories about harm, carried by 112 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (82 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
61 of its 137 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
53 of its 127 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
56 of its 73 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Damascus accounted for 32 of Syria's 56 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
54 of its 98 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Hunger was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
8 of Budapest's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: flooding in New Zealand (71 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); hunger in Afghanistan (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); outbreaks in South Africa (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); train derailment in Nigeria (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); bridge collapse in India (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 14,670 stories about harm among 74,335 counted on 27 Jan.
In New Zealand's news, mentions of flooding ran about 9 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 74,335 stories, as usual. On 27 January 2022, a year earlier, the share was 24 in every 100, against 20 today. In Haiti, 72% of the news was about people being harmed, where 45% is usual.
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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