We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
536 of its 983 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Peshawar accounted for 361 of Pakistan's 536 stories about harm, carried by 460 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (285 stories). Drownings were named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with building collapse. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
25 of its 27 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. 4 of Linguekoro's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
11 of its 12 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (11 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Lima accounted for 26 of Peru's 45 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. 19 of Lima's 26 stories were about protests or strikes. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Tehran accounted for 60 of Iran's 111 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. 33 of Tehran's 60 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
21 of its 37 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).
6 of its 10 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 4 of Quetzaltenango's 5 stories were about protests or strikes.
3 of Havana's 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).
Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: hunger in Afghanistan (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hunger in Brazil (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); extreme cold in Canada (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); bridge collapse in India (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hypothermia in US (46 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 31 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 15,712 stories about harm among 80,687 counted on 31 Jan.
The news turned to Pakistan for the third day running. 19 in every 100 of the day's 80,687 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Afghanistan's news, mentions of the hunger ran about 5 times their usual. A year earlier, on 31 January 2022, 25 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. Pakistan's news was 55% about people being harmed, against a usual 33%.
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 19 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 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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