We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
187 of its 250 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Santiago accounted for 57 of Chile's 187 stories about harm, carried by 161 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (110 stories). Tsunami was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
61 of its 131 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Dakar accounted for 48 of Senegal's 61 stories about harm, carried by 108 outlets. 45 of Dakar's 48 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories).
85 of its 149 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. San Salvador accounted for 61 of el Salvador's 85 stories about harm, carried by 125 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (57 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual.
305 of its 776 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Heavy rain was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
85 of its 119 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Baghdad accounted for 35 of Iraq's 85 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. 20 of Baghdad's 35 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
116 of its 136 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (64 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
Tehran accounted for 105 of Iran's 161 stories about harm, carried by 235 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
27 of its 68 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories).
120 of its 257 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories).
29 of its 62 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).
Also named far more than usual: gas explosion in Kenya (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); hurricane in Mexico (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); landslides in US (175 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hepatitis in Canada (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hiv in India (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 Feb. 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 17,799 stories about harm among 97,782 counted on 5 Feb.
Chile's news was 75% about people being harmed, against a usual 25%. of the day's 97,782 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Chile for the third day running. Mentions of gas explosion ran about three times their usual in Kenya's news. On 5 February 2023, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 18 today.
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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