We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
669 of its 1,203 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Brussels accounted for 633 of Belgium's 669 stories about harm, carried by 549 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (454 stories). Road crashes were named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
186 of its 219 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Guatemala City accounted for 159 of Guatemala's 186 stories about harm, carried by 161 outlets. 159 of Guatemala City's 159 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (126 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
360 of its 811 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Earthquake was named in 270 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami and wildfires. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
149 of its 216 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Petionville accounted for 106 of Haiti's 149 stories about harm, carried by 111 outlets. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
1,424 of its 1,697 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Raqqa accounted for 890 of Syria's 1,424 stories about harm, carried by 526 outlets. 548 of Raqqa's 890 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (329 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
194 of its 265 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Tripoli accounted for 97 of Libya's 194 stories about harm, carried by 91 outlets. 58 of Tripoli's 97 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
7,094 of its 19,565 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (3,294 stories). Road crashes were named in 841 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
245 of its 312 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Mogadishu accounted for 105 of Somalia's 245 stories about harm, carried by 133 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (71 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
60 of its 115 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 9 of Manus Island's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Cyclone was named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
97 of its 325 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: respiratory illness in Hungary (47 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Papua New Guinea (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Qatar (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in UK (841 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); respiratory illness in Uganda (19 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 56,586 stories about harm among 261,918 counted on 22 Mar.
Reports of people falling ill ran at about 6 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Egypt. of the day's 261,918 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual in Indonesia's news. In Belgium, 56% of the news was about people being harmed, where 26% is usual.
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 22 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 harsher 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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