We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
414 of its 684 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Amman accounted for 298 of Jordan's 414 stories about harm, carried by 224 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (204 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
85 of its 229 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 35 of Ayacucho's 35 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (40 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
1,064 of its 1,464 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (610 stories). Earthquake was named in 768 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with volcanic eruption.
63 of its 167 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
781 of its 1,401 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Athens accounted for 486 of Greece's 781 stories about harm, carried by 354 outlets. Heavy rain was named in 60 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
456 of its 969 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. 176 of Riyadh's 328 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
861 of its 1,931 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Train derailment was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual.
914 of its 1,529 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Ramallah accounted for 510 of Palestine's 914 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (54 stories).
Sanaa accounted for 60 of Yemen's 89 stories about harm, carried by 91 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (55 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
162 of Aleppo's 228 stories were about protests or strikes. Drownings were named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: malaria in Central African Republic (37 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Cuba (76 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); outbreaks in Slovakia (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in Czechia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Guatemala (10 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 49,535 stories about harm among 265,613 counted on 2 Mar.
Jordan stood out: 61% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 18%. Mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual in Indonesia's news. of the day's 265,613 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 21.
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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