We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
266 of its 350 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Monrovia accounted for 165 of Liberia's 266 stories about harm, carried by 152 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (221 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
435 of its 1,396 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (210 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
910 of its 1,454 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. 328 of Jerusalem's 426 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (318 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
276 of its 856 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (82 stories). Earthquake was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
116 of its 243 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (71 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
757 of its 1,272 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (507 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
81 of its 169 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Hypothermia was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
121 of its 142 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
3,012 of its 10,761 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (73 stories). Bridge collapse was named in 65 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tropical storm.
133 of its 458 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 40 of Mekong Delta's 42 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (56 stories).
Also named far more than usual: dengue in French Polynesia (64 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); dengue in Puerto Rico (27 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); plague in Monaco (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Lebanon (42 of its stories, about three times its usual); avalanche in Nepal (16 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 Apr. 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 50,275 stories about harm among 247,634 counted on 1 Apr.
French Polynesia's news mentioned the dengue about 4 times as often as usual. 20 in every 100 of the day's 247,634 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Liberia, 76% of the news was about people being harmed, where 37% is usual. Over March, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed.
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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