We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
333 of its 480 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Tehran accounted for 109 of Iran's 333 stories about harm, carried by 211 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
89 of its 310 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories). Hunger was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
11 of its 12 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (9 stories). Malaria was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
18 of its 55 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
151 of its 242 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Erbil accounted for 102 of Iraq's 151 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. Outbreaks were named in 32 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
13 of its 21 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
58 of its 249 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories). Flooding was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with landslides, drownings and storms.
The Red Sea accounted for 118 of Djibouti's 120 stories about harm, carried by 151 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Sanaa accounted for 50 of Yemen's 132 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
34 of its 44 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Cyclone was named in 33 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with flooding, storms and power cuts.
Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Mauritius (33 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); cholera in Zimbabwe (23 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Iraq (32 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Brazil (16 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); avalanche in China (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 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 19,766 stories about harm among 105,758 counted on 16 Jan.
In Mauritius' news, mentions of the cyclone ran about 5 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 105,758 stories, as usual. On 16 January 2023, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 19 today. In Iran, 69% of the news was about people being harmed, where 55% is usual.
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 much 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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