We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
158 of its 300 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Beirut accounted for 124 of Lebanon's 158 stories about harm, carried by 145 outlets. 88 of Beirut's 124 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (86 stories). Flu was named in 87 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
85 of its 119 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of refugees ran at about 10 times the usual rate (79 stories). Landslides were named in 70 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
635 of its 694 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Sanaa accounted for 288 of Yemen's 635 stories about harm, carried by 242 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (164 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
236 of its 302 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Maputo accounted for 176 of Mozambique's 236 stories about harm, carried by 152 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (34 stories).
81 of its 150 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Georgetown accounted for 72 of Guyana's 81 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. 57 of Georgetown's 72 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
279 of its 330 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. 102 of la Esperanza's 105 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (195 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
33 of its 40 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Paramaribo accounted for 32 of Suriname's 33 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. 27 of Paramaribo's 32 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (25 stories).
54 of its 105 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories). Heavy rain was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms and dengue.
1,360 of its 1,940 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Hunger was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with malaria. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Micronesia (18 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); wildfires in Greenland (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in South Sudan (27 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in Papua New Guinea (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Haiti (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 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 46,747 stories about harm among 253,317 counted on 4 Mar.
In Slovakia's news, mentions of landslides ran more than ten times their usual. Lebanon stood out: 53% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 31%. 18 in every 100 of the day's 253,317 news stories 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 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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