We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
306 of its 338 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 81%. Sanaa accounted for 149 of Yemen's 306 stories about harm, carried by 158 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (137 stories). Hunger was named in 56 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
69 of its 89 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. la Romana accounted for 59 of the Dominican Republic's 69 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. 55 of la Romana's 59 stories were about protests or strikes. HIV was named in 55 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
1,521 of its 6,840 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (101 stories). Flooding was named in 250 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with power cuts, hurricane and measles.
26 of its 83 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories).
4,049 of its 5,212 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Lahore accounted for 3,299 of Pakistan's 4,049 stories about harm, carried by 1,725 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (2,570 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
72 of its 105 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Luanda accounted for 62 of Angola's 72 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. 48 of Luanda's 62 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (30 stories).
120 of its 151 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (75 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 67 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
3,164 of its 3,959 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Brussels accounted for 3,126 of Belgium's 3,164 stories about harm, carried by 1,642 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (1,449 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
57 of its 78 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. 10 of Bamako's 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (42 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
124 of its 263 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 38 of Baku's 49 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (25 stories).
Also named far more than usual: snowstorms in Norway (48 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); helicopter crash in Algeria (67 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in South Korea (36 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Antarctica (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Thailand (26 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 44,680 stories about harm among 204,614 counted on 28 Mar.
In the Dominican Republic's news, mentions of HIV ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 204,614 stories, above the usual 20. Yemen's news was 91% about people being harmed, against a usual 81%.
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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