We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
1,698 of its 3,799 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Moscow accounted for 1,413 of Russia's 1,698 stories about harm, carried by 906 outlets. 1,307 of Moscow's 1,413 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,235 stories). Drought was named in 39 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with landslides.
86 of its 127 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (58 stories). Rubella was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hiv. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
887 of its 2,525 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (398 stories). Avalanche was named in 636 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with snowstorms.
31 of its 58 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories). Poisoning was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
171 of its 305 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Camaguey accounted for 116 of Cuba's 171 stories about harm, carried by 137 outlets. 116 of Camaguey's 116 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (43 stories).
268 of its 300 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Juba accounted for 165 of South Sudan's 268 stories about harm, carried by 168 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (256 stories). Its coverage was about 6 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
954 of its 4,422 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 303 of Beijing's 387 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (174 stories). Earthquake was named in 42 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
974 of its 1,204 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Tabqa accounted for 472 of Syria's 974 stories about harm, carried by 354 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
362 of its 692 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 98 of Lantau's 125 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (73 stories).
165 of its 238 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Minsk accounted for 143 of Belarus' 165 stories about harm, carried by 127 outlets. 138 of Minsk's 143 stories were about protests or strikes.
Also named far more than usual: tuberculosis in Latvia (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in South Africa (72 of its stories, about three times its usual); storm surge in Australia (336 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hypothermia in Sweden (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in Vietnam (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 47,807 stories about harm among 224,516 counted on 27 Mar.
Japan's news mentioned the avalanche more than ten times as often as usual. 21 in every 100 of the day's 224,516 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Russia, 45% of the news was about people being harmed, where 17% is usual. A year earlier, on 27 March 2016, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today.
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 21 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 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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