We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
281 of its 327 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 79%. Hajja accounted for 119 of Yemen's 281 stories about harm, carried by 148 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Hunger was named in 65 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
238 of its 432 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (114 stories). Heavy rain was named in 11 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.
164 of its 286 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 60 of Bolivar's 88 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (107 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
383 of its 754 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (340 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
610 of its 864 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Brussels accounted for 596 of Belgium's 610 stories about harm, carried by 578 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (462 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
386 of its 497 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Drownings were named in 129 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
301 of its 325 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Abidjan accounted for 281 of Côte d’Ivoire's 301 stories about harm, carried by 227 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (96 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
75 of its 130 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Algiers accounted for 65 of Algeria's 75 stories about harm, carried by 99 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
319 of its 847 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (182 stories). Food poisoning was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with poisoning.
79 of its 225 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: drownings in North Macedonia (129 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in Greece (110 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); outbreaks in Angola (17 of its stories, about three times its usual); drought in Vietnam (25 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in Bangladesh (40 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 49,835 stories about harm among 258,036 counted on 15 Mar.
Mentions of drownings ran about three times their usual in North Macedonia's news. of the day's 258,036 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. Yemen stood out: 86% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 79%.
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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