We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
171 of its 375 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 120 of Yerevan's 161 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (83 stories). Cyclone was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
586 of its 818 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Lima accounted for 458 of Peru's 586 stories about harm, carried by 342 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (75 stories). Landslides were named in 381 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
216 of its 379 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Kampala accounted for 185 of Uganda's 216 stories about harm, carried by 158 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (148 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
70 of its 103 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Chisinau accounted for 67 of Moldova's 70 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (67 stories).
159 of its 195 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Luanda accounted for 152 of Angola's 159 stories about harm, carried by 150 outlets. 148 of Luanda's 152 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
230 of its 453 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 120 of Tehran's 153 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (123 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
902 of its 970 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Hodeida accounted for 702 of Yemen's 902 stories about harm, carried by 382 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (377 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
349 of its 576 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (72 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
221 of its 267 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (127 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
104 of its 335 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 80 of Lantau's 86 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (16 stories).
Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Italy (126 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drownings in Greece (55 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Guinea (12 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); landslides in Burundi (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Haiti (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 52,976 stories about harm among 258,053 counted on 17 Mar.
In Peru's news, mentions of landslides ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 258,053 stories, as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Armenia. In Armenia, 46% of the news was about people being harmed, where 23% is usual. On 17 March 2016, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 21 today.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Countries with at least 50 stories that day.
Stories, not people.
The day's biggest events: attacks, accidents and disasters, people displaced, protests, outbreaks. Bigger dot: more stories. Ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported it and how clearly it was about one thing, the same way for every place and year; the news data does not say who attacked whom, so both sides of a war appear where the news put them. Click a dot for its 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?
Unlock a year of trends, free. Follow up to 5 countries, with a bell when their news changes, and 👍 vote for Pro — ten years of the archive, any period, daily alerts.
Create a free accountSign in · a username, an email and a password.