We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
239 of its 375 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Kathmandu accounted for 132 of Nepal's 239 stories about harm, carried by 124 outlets. 123 of Kathmandu's 132 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (148 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
549 of its 636 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Mogadishu accounted for 333 of Somalia's 549 stories about harm, carried by 335 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (150 stories). Cholera was named in 241 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with malaria, plague and outbreaks. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
244 of its 455 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Kiev accounted for 173 of Ukraine's 244 stories about harm, carried by 182 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (115 stories). Train derailment was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
443 of its 658 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (114 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
145 of its 155 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Antananarivo accounted for 100 of Madagascar's 145 stories about harm, carried by 110 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (76 stories). Landslides were named in 78 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
182 of its 440 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 40 of Colombo's 76 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (113 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
175 of its 571 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (111 stories). Hurricane was named in 106 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
104 of its 235 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
276 of its 326 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (105 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
85 of its 219 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Vietnam (106 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Madagascar (78 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in France (339 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Uganda (34 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); extreme cold in Finland (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 57,032 stories about harm among 273,236 counted on 7 Mar.
Mentions of the hurricane ran more than ten times their usual in Vietnam's news. of the day's 273,236 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Nepal stood out: 64% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 26%. A year earlier, on 7 March 2016, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 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 21 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 about as 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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