We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
84 of its 118 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Algiers accounted for 74 of Algeria's 84 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (75 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
89 of its 107 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Maputo accounted for 53 of Mozambique's 89 stories about harm, carried by 93 outlets. 48 of Maputo's 53 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
186 of its 277 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (28 stories). Hunger was named in 29 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
146 of its 216 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Ebola was named in 53 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
108 of its 157 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Freetown accounted for 85 of Sierra Leone's 108 stories about harm, carried by 125 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (50 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about 4 times its own usual.
1,280 of its 2,029 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Jerusalem accounted for 828 of Israel's 1,280 stories about harm, carried by 424 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (438 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
351 of its 391 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
193 of its 585 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
552 of its 1,844 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (162 stories). Ebola was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
73 of its 157 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. 9 of Oromo's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (8 stories).
Also named far more than usual: meningitis in Malaysia (96 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); storm surge in Marshall Islands (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); oil spill in Taiwan (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Indonesia (63 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); drought in Peru (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 49,825 stories about harm among 247,253 counted on 11 Mar.
Algeria stood out: 71% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 24%. 20 in every 100 of the day's 247,253 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Japan.
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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