We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
249 of its 255 stories (98%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Tahiti accounted for 153 of French Polynesia's 249 stories about harm, carried by 230 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (179 stories). Flu was named in 175 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
223 of its 340 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Ibri accounted for 187 of Oman's 223 stories about harm, carried by 184 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (193 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
890 of its 1,369 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. 212 of Athens' 380 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (682 stories). Flu was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
932 of its 1,198 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Baghdad accounted for 585 of Iraq's 932 stories about harm, carried by 458 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (361 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
68 of its 117 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Port Moresby accounted for 52 of Papua New Guinea's 68 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
221 of its 378 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Avalanche was named in 125 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
1,292 of its 2,220 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Jerusalem accounted for 696 of Israel's 1,292 stories about harm, carried by 276 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 10 times the usual rate (141 stories).
119 of its 399 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
274 of Aleppo's 474 stories were about protests or strikes. Earthquake was named in 29 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with typhoon. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
325 of its 392 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (255 stories).
Also named far more than usual: avalanche in Nepal (125 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Vietnam (27 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); malaria in Ethiopia (20 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); power cuts in Czechia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in Canada (71 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 Mar. 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 49,146 stories about harm among 258,774 counted on 1 Mar.
In French Polynesia's news, mentions of the flu ran about 8 times their usual. French Polynesia stood out: 98% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 62%. 19 in every 100 of the day's 258,774 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. Over February, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed.
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 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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