We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
175 of its 217 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Algiers accounted for 131 of Algeria's 175 stories about harm, carried by 122 outlets. 70 of Algiers' 131 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (142 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
825 of its 1,941 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Paris accounted for 777 of France's 825 stories about harm, carried by 584 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (337 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
2,267 of its 3,791 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (1,839 stories). Plane crash was named in 489 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hurricane.
61 of its 120 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (38 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
1,747 of its 2,140 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Istanbul accounted for 1,089 of Türkiye's 1,747 stories about harm, carried by 908 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (1,259 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
83 of its 355 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (25 stories). Heatwave was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
32 of its 94 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 5 of Yerevan's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
900 of its 1,247 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Brussels accounted for 892 of Belgium's 900 stories about harm, carried by 840 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (550 stories).
64 of its 115 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (48 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
61 of its 135 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. 40 of Zhanaozen's 42 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (42 stories).
Also named far more than usual: meningitis in Malaysia (96 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Angola (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); plane crash in United Arab Emirates (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Papua New Guinea (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Kashmir (23 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 29,267 stories about harm among 140,744 counted on 19 Mar.
For the second day running, the news turned to Algeria. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 140,744 stories, as usual. Algeria's news was 81% about people being harmed, against a usual 37%.
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 harsher 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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