We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
70 of its 96 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 65 of Haiti's 70 stories about harm, carried by 85 outlets. 64 of Port-au-Prince's 65 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (55 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
101 of its 119 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Monrovia accounted for 91 of Liberia's 101 stories about harm, carried by 116 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (75 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
318 of its 561 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (83 stories). Earthquake was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
804 of its 1,133 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Jerusalem accounted for 476 of Israel's 804 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (236 stories).
189 of its 214 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. 33 of Bujumbura's 59 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
211 of its 313 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (59 stories). Road crashes were named in 57 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
472 of its 2,063 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (91 stories). Flooding was named in 52 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with drought, earthquake and wildfires. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
193 of its 495 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 107 of Sumatra's 109 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Landslides were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with flooding.
441 of its 724 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (271 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
240 of its 531 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (183 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: haemorrhagic fever in Guinea (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Afghanistan (57 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Philippines (67 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hepatitis in Yemen (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in China (52 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 33,788 stories about harm among 149,871 counted on 2 Apr.
Mentions of haemorrhagic fever ran more than ten times their usual in Guinea's news. In Haiti, 73% of the news was about people being harmed, where 36% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 149,871 stories, above the usual 21.
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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