We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
144 of its 264 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Seoul accounted for 128 of South Korea's 144 stories about harm, carried by 271 outlets. 112 of Seoul's 128 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (97 stories). Flooding was named in 18 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.
1,275 of its 1,593 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Jerusalem accounted for 455 of Israel's 1,275 stories about harm, carried by 704 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (540 stories). Drownings were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
26 of its 37 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Catatumbo accounted for 13 of Colombia's 26 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
50 of its 124 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Illness was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
71 of its 127 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Tehran accounted for 46 of Iran's 71 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
337 of its 942 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (60 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Drownings were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
3 of Darfur's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Gaza accounted for 176 of Palestine's 213 stories about harm, carried by 266 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (78 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
17 of its 39 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).
Also named far more than usual: extreme cold in Canada (21 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); cyclone in Australia (19 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); drownings in Pakistan (12 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); extreme cold in US (147 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 10,230 stories about harm among 52,488 counted on 19 Jan.
On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about 5 times the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 52,488 stories, as usual. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate, most often about Israel and Palestine. In South Korea's news, mentions of flooding ran more than ten times their usual. South Korea stood out: 55% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 34%. This week the news turned most often to Israel, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 6 of them.
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 19 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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