We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
34 of its 63 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Dakar accounted for 20 of Senegal's 34 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets. 18 of Dakar's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
98 of its 301 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Cairo accounted for 61 of Egypt's 98 stories about harm, carried by 99 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
36 of its 125 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (16 stories).
19 of its 54 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Oil spill was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
163 of its 548 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Jakarta accounted for 97 of Indonesia's 163 stories about harm, carried by 166 outlets. 55 of Jakarta's 97 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Flooding was named in 43 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
34 of its 85 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 11 of Caracas' 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
45 of its 96 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories). Hepatitis 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.
65 of its 168 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (48 stories).
33 of its 104 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).
Also named far more than usual: landslides in Türkiye (44 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Indonesia (43 of its stories, about three times its usual); drought in Brazil (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Italy (13 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); storms in Australia (38 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 19,286 stories about harm among 113,500 counted on 14 Feb.
It was the third day running that the news turned to Senegal. of the day's 113,500 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 18. Senegal stood out: 54% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 30%. On 14 February 2023, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 17 today.
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 17 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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