We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
49 of its 71 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Maputo accounted for 42 of Mozambique's 49 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (30 stories). Cholera was named in 43 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with malaria. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
344 of its 891 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 120 of Nairobi's 200 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (218 stories). Power cuts were named in 114 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.
100 of its 121 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Adou accounted for 84 of Côte d’Ivoire's 100 stories about harm, carried by 107 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (90 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
76 of its 144 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Panama City accounted for 69 of Panama's 76 stories about harm, carried by 80 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (68 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
198 of its 346 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Kathmandu accounted for 179 of Nepal's 198 stories about harm, carried by 153 outlets. 164 of Kathmandu's 179 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (69 stories).
85 of its 133 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Yaounde accounted for 72 of Cameroon's 85 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (57 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
236 of its 309 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
342 of its 574 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (112 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
82 of its 154 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (64 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
186 of its 425 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 102 of Budapest's 144 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (125 stories).
Also named far more than usual: landslides in Kashmir (36 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); malaria in Burundi (40 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); ebola in Guinea (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Guyana (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Armenia (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 53,680 stories about harm among 265,187 counted on 14 Mar.
In Mozambique's news, mentions of the cholera ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 265,187 stories, below the usual 21. Mozambique's news was 69% about people being harmed, against a usual 51%. On 14 March 2016, a year earlier, the share was 21 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 much 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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