We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
130 of its 158 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Bishkek accounted for 125 of Kyrgyzstan's 130 stories about harm, carried by 163 outlets. 120 of Bishkek's 125 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (122 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
147 of its 170 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Mondulkiri accounted for 134 of Cambodia's 147 stories about harm, carried by 174 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (136 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
133 of its 184 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Barbablanca accounted for 110 of Peru's 133 stories about harm, carried by 104 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
168 of its 185 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Mundri accounted for 137 of South Sudan's 168 stories about harm, carried by 128 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
363 of its 423 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Minsk accounted for 258 of Belarus' 363 stories about harm, carried by 211 outlets. 250 of Minsk's 258 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (340 stories).
150 of its 246 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 93 of Lantau's 108 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories). Plane crash was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
85 of its 94 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Bamako accounted for 67 of Mali's 85 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (63 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.
795 of its 912 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. 201 of Idlib's 312 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (264 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
2,176 of its 7,557 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (838 stories). Gas explosion was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
290 of its 308 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (152 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: flooding in Venezuela (34 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flooding in Belgium (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Australia (131 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); typhoon in Philippines (57 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); poisoning in Ukraine (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 31,880 stories about harm among 141,738 counted on 25 Mar.
Kyrgyzstan's news was 82% about people being harmed, against a usual 26%. of the day's 141,738 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. Venezuela's news mentioned flooding about 5 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 25 March 2016, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 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 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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