We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
Raqqa accounted for 357 of Syria's 850 stories about harm, carried by 241 outlets. 249 of Raqqa's 357 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (87 stories). Flooding was named in 229 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
152 of its 276 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Caracas accounted for 123 of Venezuela's 152 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (116 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
52 of its 61 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (35 stories). Malaria was named in 50 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
1,014 of its 2,250 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Jerusalem accounted for 724 of Israel's 1,014 stories about harm, carried by 321 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (127 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
799 of its 2,031 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 286 of Morelia's 286 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (112 stories). Drought was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with wildfires.
133 of its 394 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 79 of Warsaw's 97 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (100 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
142 of its 282 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 41 of Manama's 53 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
143 of its 621 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (94 stories). Rubella was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
75 of its 124 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Abidjan accounted for 48 of Côte d’Ivoire's 75 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
119 of its 315 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (84 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: avalanche in Nepal (78 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Australia (662 of its stories, about three times its usual); food poisoning in Netherlands (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Malta (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Russia (91 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 56,424 stories about harm among 276,558 counted on 29 Mar.
In Burundi's news, mentions of the malaria ran about 5 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 276,558 stories, as usual. On 29 March 2016, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 20 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 20 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 about as 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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