We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
1,119 of its 1,235 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Mocoa accounted for 984 of Colombia's 1,119 stories about harm, carried by 782 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (949 stories). Avalanche was named in 956 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
309 of its 339 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Mogadishu accounted for 243 of Somalia's 309 stories about harm, carried by 290 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 9 times the usual rate (142 stories). Outbreaks were named in 146 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
537 of its 936 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Asuncion accounted for 473 of Paraguay's 537 stories about harm, carried by 339 outlets. 464 of Asuncion's 473 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (67 stories).
162 of its 428 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Plague was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
335 of its 519 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Ponorogo accounted for 223 of Indonesia's 335 stories about harm, carried by 326 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (262 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
523 of its 756 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Seoul accounted for 480 of South Korea's 523 stories about harm, carried by 416 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (122 stories).
154 of its 171 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (132 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
89 of its 260 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (86 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
111 of its 233 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Lantau accounted for 96 of Hong Kong's 111 stories about harm, carried by 5 outlets. 88 of Lantau's 96 stories were about protests or strikes.
736 of its 1,891 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (102 stories). Hunger was named in 106 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with meningitis.
Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Australia (507 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in Italy (36 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Jordan (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Nigeria (106 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); food poisoning in Ghana (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 Apr. 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 32,889 stories about harm among 143,302 counted on 1 Apr.
In Colombia, 91% of the news was about people being harmed, where 27% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 143,302 stories, above the usual 21. Mentions of the avalanche ran more than ten times their usual in Colombia's news. On the side of help, reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and India. Over March, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 in March 2016.
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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