We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
276 of its 320 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Algiers accounted for 169 of Algeria's 276 stories about harm, carried by 171 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (144 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
648 of its 1,430 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 125 of Sao Paulo's 163 stories were about protests or strikes. Chikungunya was named in 186 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with plague. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
468 of its 483 stories (97%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (457 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
35 of its 81 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (28 stories). Earthquake was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami.
1,405 of its 1,826 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Brussels accounted for 1,386 of Belgium's 1,405 stories about harm, carried by 1,168 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (1,111 stories).
65 of its 97 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (59 stories). Malaria was named in 52 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
167 of its 379 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 108 of Buenos Aires' 150 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (20 stories).
51 of its 112 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
125 of its 290 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (80 stories). Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
69 of its 262 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of refugees ran at about 10 times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: malaria in Angola (52 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plague in Nepal (52 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); meningitis in Malaysia (96 of its stories, about three times its usual); landslides in Kashmir (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); train derailment in Tunisia (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 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 45,443 stories about harm among 237,944 counted on 18 Mar.
Mentions of the malaria ran more than ten times their usual in Angola's news. of the day's 237,944 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. Algeria stood out: 86% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and India.
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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