We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
86 of its 107 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Tashkent accounted for 85 of Uzbekistan's 86 stories about harm, carried by 4 outlets. 82 of Tashkent's 85 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
517 of its 647 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Addis Ababa accounted for 323 of Ethiopia's 517 stories about harm, carried by 217 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (62 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
1,870 of its 2,307 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Damascus accounted for 1,295 of Syria's 1,870 stories about harm, carried by 668 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (537 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
342 of its 484 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (265 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
242 of its 323 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Astana accounted for 239 of Kazakhstan's 242 stories about harm, carried by 190 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
344 of its 535 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (256 stories). Avalanche was named in 245 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
167 of its 279 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (81 stories). Landslides were named in 65 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
295 of its 724 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (126 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
89 of its 143 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
68 of its 82 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Foum el Alba accounted for 57 of Mali's 68 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (57 stories).
Also named far more than usual: avalanche in Austria (245 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Venezuela (65 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in Egypt (61 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Myanmar (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Switzerland (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 54,149 stories about harm among 269,384 counted on 15 Mar.
Austria's news mentioned the avalanche more than ten times as often as usual. 20 in every 100 of the day's 269,384 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. On the side of help, reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate. Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Egypt. Uzbekistan's news was 80% about people being harmed, against a usual 34%.
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 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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