We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
125 of its 184 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Minsk accounted for 90 of Belarus' 125 stories about harm, carried by 72 outlets. 85 of Minsk's 90 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (111 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
345 of its 409 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Juba accounted for 245 of South Sudan's 345 stories about harm, carried by 203 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (46 stories). Plane crash was named in 33 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.
463 of its 972 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (116 stories). Poisoning was named in 198 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
459 of its 1,311 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (67 stories). Heavy rain was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
369 of its 504 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 146 of Caracas' 169 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (166 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
133 of its 381 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 104 of Lantau's 110 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (101 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
202 of its 241 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. 93 of Guatemala City's 97 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (182 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
510 of its 675 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Mogadishu accounted for 344 of Somalia's 510 stories about harm, carried by 265 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (230 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
3,401 of its 15,628 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 511 of Northern Ireland's 773 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (1,359 stories). Ebola was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
65 of its 69 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Sarajevo accounted for 61 of Bosnia's 65 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (61 stories).
Also named far more than usual: ebola in Guinea (13 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); cholera in Madagascar (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Poland (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Peru (34 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hiv in South Africa (47 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 21 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 52,747 stories about harm among 259,561 counted on 21 Mar.
Thailand's news mentioned poisoning more than ten times as often as usual. 20 in every 100 of the day's 259,561 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Belarus, 68% of the news was about people being harmed, where 30% is usual. A year earlier, on 21 March 2016, 18 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.
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 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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