We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
153 of its 349 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Yerevan accounted for 127 of Armenia's 153 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. 78 of Yerevan's 127 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (64 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
179 of its 316 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Lima accounted for 146 of Peru's 179 stories about harm, carried by 143 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Hepatitis was named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides.
1,061 of its 1,315 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Damascus accounted for 592 of Syria's 1,061 stories about harm, carried by 447 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (455 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
63 of its 103 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Dakar accounted for 51 of Senegal's 63 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (29 stories).
101 of its 269 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 4 of Budapest's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (80 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
433 of its 1,609 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 118 of Milan's 141 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (250 stories). Natural hazards were named in 252 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
117 of its 179 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Yangon accounted for 86 of Myanmar's 117 stories about harm, carried by 76 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (37 stories).
132 of its 148 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
112 of its 280 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 89 of Prague's 99 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (91 stories).
227 of its 478 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 128 of Tehran's 164 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (129 stories).
Also named far more than usual: natural hazards in Italy (252 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Haiti (31 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); avalanche in Austria (29 of its stories, about three times its usual); flu in Malaysia (101 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); helicopter crash in Ireland (100 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 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 56,957 stories about harm among 278,157 counted on 16 Mar.
Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and India. of the day's 278,157 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Haiti's news mentioned the hurricane about 4 times as often as usual. Armenia's news was 44% about people being harmed, against a usual 21%. A year earlier, on 16 March 2016, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, 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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