We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
263 of its 500 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Vienna accounted for 238 of Austria's 263 stories about harm, carried by 225 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (219 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
188 of its 288 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Monrovia accounted for 173 of Liberia's 188 stories about harm, carried by 175 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (151 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
140 of its 375 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (117 stories). Earthquake was named in 108 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
76 of its 117 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (56 stories). Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
453 of its 1,031 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Brussels accounted for 436 of Belgium's 453 stories about harm, carried by 404 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (17 stories).
101 of its 170 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
196 of its 353 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. 136 of Juliaca's 137 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (142 stories).
422 of its 1,481 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (168 stories). Avalanche was named in 172 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with snowstorms and storms.
705 of its 1,243 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Hebron accounted for 524 of Palestine's 705 stories about harm, carried by 76 outlets. Volcanic eruption was named in 37 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
550 of its 1,063 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. 336 of Cairo's 423 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (60 stories).
Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in Jordan (71 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Italy (172 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Türkiye (99 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); gas explosion in Ukraine (45 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Sweden (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 58,072 stories about harm among 286,700 counted on 2 Mar.
In Austria, 53% of the news was about people being harmed, where 17% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 286,700 stories, below the usual 22. Mentions of the earthquake ran about three times their usual in Nepal's news. On 2 March 2016, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 20 today.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Countries with at least 50 stories that day.
Stories, not people.
Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 20 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.
Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 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 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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