We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
91 of its 162 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Havana accounted for 54 of Cuba's 91 stories about harm, carried by 80 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (55 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
12 of its 17 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Managua accounted for 10 of Nicaragua's 12 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. 10 of Managua's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories).
33 of its 72 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Outbreaks were named in 21 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with ebola.
Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Flooding was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
29 of its 45 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
1,621 of its 2,284 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (457 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories). Poisoning was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
Maputo accounted for 17 of Mozambique's 26 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. 13 of Maputo's 17 stories were about protests or strikes.
Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (83 stories). Hunger was named in 40 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
Also named far more than usual: poisoning in Türkiye (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Denmark (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Indonesia (20 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in South Africa (40 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); outbreaks in Germany (18 of its stories, about 4 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 20,260 stories about harm among 104,869 counted on 16 Jan.
On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about 4 times the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 104,869 stories, as usual. Abductions were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about Israel and Palestine. In Tanzania's news, mentions of outbreaks ran about three times their usual. Cuba stood out: 56% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 36%.
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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