We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
516 of its 799 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Tehran accounted for 336 of Iran's 516 stories about harm, carried by 382 outlets. 203 of Tehran's 336 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (188 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
195 of its 207 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Pibor accounted for 153 of South Sudan's 195 stories about harm, carried by 181 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (172 stories). Cholera was named in 102 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with outbreaks. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
267 of its 464 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (98 stories). Drownings were named in 59 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
2,324 of its 6,967 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (674 stories). Gas explosion was named in 92 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with snowstorms, earthquake and building collapse. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Sanaa accounted for 206 of Yemen's 265 stories about harm, carried by 152 outlets. 115 of Sanaa's 206 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (154 stories). Hunger was named in 181 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with flooding. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
149 of its 167 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Minsk accounted for 114 of Belarus' 149 stories about harm, carried by 109 outlets. 113 of Minsk's 114 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (127 stories).
221 of its 744 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 202 of Sofia's 214 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (207 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
553 of its 681 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (465 stories). Earthquake was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
475 of its 2,194 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 119 of Beijing's 174 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (50 stories). Gas explosion was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
783 of its 952 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Raqqa accounted for 597 of Syria's 783 stories about harm, carried by 300 outlets. 378 of Raqqa's 597 stories were about protests or strikes. Flooding was named in 35 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.
Also named far more than usual: hunger in Yemen (181 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cholera in Somalia (131 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cyclone in Australia (343 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Vietnam (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Tanzania (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 30,544 stories about harm among 118,984 counted on 26 Mar.
No day had a higher share of stories about people being harmed since 29 January 2017. Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. 26 in every 100 of the day's 118,984 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. People injured were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and the UK. This week the news turned most often to South Sudan, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 2 of them.
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 26 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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