We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
605 of its 635 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Guatemala City accounted for 539 of Guatemala's 605 stories about harm, carried by 391 outlets. 501 of Guatemala City's 539 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
219 of its 277 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Juba accounted for 126 of South Sudan's 219 stories about harm, carried by 115 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (20 stories). Cholera was named in 80 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
112 of its 126 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (26 stories). Malaria was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
114 of its 184 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 100 of Haiti's 114 stories about harm, carried by 105 outlets. Landslides were named in 87 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
201 of its 363 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (101 stories). Measles was named in 147 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
1,913 of its 4,939 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 1,336 of Seoul's 1,550 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (178 stories). Drownings were named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
170 of its 347 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Budapest accounted for 142 of Hungary's 170 stories about harm, carried by 150 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (53 stories).
338 of its 889 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (61 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
1,274 of its 2,112 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (67 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 103 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
71 of its 267 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: measles in Romania (147 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Austria (61 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Vietnam (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hypothermia in Mongolia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in New Zealand (45 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 53,710 stories about harm among 268,447 counted on 10 Mar.
Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and the UK. of the day's 268,447 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. the news turned to Guatemala for the third day running. Guatemala's news was 95% about people being harmed, against a usual 62%. A year earlier, on 10 March 2016, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as 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 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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