We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
30 of its 40 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 8 of San Salvador's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 stories). Earthquake was named in 28 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with heavy rain.
27 of its 41 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Ndjamena accounted for 16 of Chad's 27 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
8,600 of its 29,451 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (480 stories). Natural hazards were named in 363 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
10 of its 23 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
206 of its 295 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Caracas accounted for 143 of Venezuela's 206 stories about harm, carried by 310 outlets. 130 of Caracas' 143 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Damascus accounted for 63 of Syria's 116 stories about harm, carried by 66 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Illness was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
33 of its 87 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
12 of its 18 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
24 of its 85 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 12 of Vienna's 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).
Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (27 stories). Gas explosion was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Indonesia (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); storms in France (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Germany (18 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); illness in Syria (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); extreme cold in UK (77 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 20,399 stories about harm among 94,027 counted on 10 Jan.
Evacuations were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and the UK. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 94,027 stories, above the usual 19. el Salvador's news was 75% about people being harmed, against a usual 27%. In el Salvador's news, mentions of the earthquake ran about 5 times their usual. On 11 January 2024, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 22 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 22 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 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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