We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
829 of its 1,045 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Baghdad accounted for 434 of Iraq's 829 stories about harm, carried by 303 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (255 stories). Building collapse was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. 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.
140 of its 274 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 42 of Phnom Penh's 58 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (42 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
243 of its 524 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
2,889 of its 10,369 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (305 stories). Storms were named in 257 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with power cuts, tsunami and tropical storm.
79 of its 103 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 3 of Managua's 4 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (67 stories).
805 of its 2,178 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 159 of Morelia's 159 stories were about protests or strikes. Hunger was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
808 of its 2,187 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Seoul accounted for 710 of South Korea's 808 stories about harm, carried by 431 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (134 stories).
104 of its 585 stories (18%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. 48 of Dubai's 88 stories were about protests or strikes. Earthquake was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (90 stories). Flu was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (23 stories). Dengue was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: landslides in Venezuela (116 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); earthquake in United Arab Emirates (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); meningitis in Nigeria (126 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in India (214 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tuberculosis in Malaysia (43 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 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 56,768 stories about harm among 273,476 counted on 30 Mar.
Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada. 21 in every 100 of the day's 273,476 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Venezuela's news, mentions of landslides ran about 6 times their usual. Iraq stood out: 79% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 70%. A year earlier, on 30 March 2016, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as 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 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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