We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
561 of its 1,392 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Kintampo accounted for 417 of Ghana's 561 stories about harm, carried by 306 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (113 stories). Heavy rain was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with storms. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
239 of its 335 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Lima accounted for 181 of Peru's 239 stories about harm, carried by 207 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (94 stories). Heavy rain was named in 101 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
110 of its 321 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 87 of Lantau's 102 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (89 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
699 of its 936 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Baghdad accounted for 353 of Iraq's 699 stories about harm, carried by 291 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (132 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
87 of its 109 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. 29 of Nkoto's 31 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (42 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
133 of its 158 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. 36 of Guatemala City's 39 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
60 of its 142 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 7 of Minsk's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (50 stories). Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
386 of its 452 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (84 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
347 of its 451 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Juba accounted for 202 of South Sudan's 347 stories about harm, carried by 179 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (90 stories).
44 of its 87 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (35 stories). Poisoning was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Also named far more than usual: avalanche in Nepal (86 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Haiti (23 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); oil spill in Indonesia (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Papua New Guinea (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Zimbabwe (19 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 20 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 42,996 stories about harm among 222,997 counted on 20 Mar.
No day had a lower share of stories about people being harmed since 10 November 2016. Nepal's news mentioned the avalanche more than ten times as often as usual. Ghana's news was 40% about people being harmed, against a usual 15%. of the day's 222,997 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 21.
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?
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