We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
157 of its 355 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Santorini accounted for 92 of Greece's 157 stories about harm, carried by 133 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Earthquake was named in 105 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with tsunami, volcanic eruption and landslides. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
186 of its 399 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Orebro accounted for 109 of Sweden's 186 stories about harm, carried by 299 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (76 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
12 of its 18 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 7 of Dushanbe's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
44 of its 138 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Respiratory illness was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with flu. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
41 of its 123 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 26 of the Panama Canal's 36 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).
47 of its 63 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
16 of its 31 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 11 of Tbilisi's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories).
67 of its 116 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. San Salvador accounted for 37 of el Salvador's 67 stories about harm, carried by 102 outlets.
60 of its 117 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Kampala accounted for 46 of Uganda's 60 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets.
15 of its 30 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories).
Also named far more than usual: hiv in South Africa (37 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); natural hazards in Venezuela (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Nigeria (18 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); house fires in UK (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hepatitis in India (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 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 17,912 stories about harm among 99,597 counted on 4 Feb.
The news turned to Greece for the third day running. Greece's news was 44% about people being harmed, against a usual 20%. of the day's 99,597 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. On 5 February 2024, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, the same as 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 about as 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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