We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
427 of its 629 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Baku accounted for 369 of Azerbaijan's 427 stories about harm, carried by 405 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (164 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
673 of its 791 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Ouagadougou accounted for 657 of Burkina Faso's 673 stories about harm, carried by 521 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (571 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
184 of its 238 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (164 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
309 of its 391 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Bratislava accounted for 288 of Slovakia's 309 stories about harm, carried by 232 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (163 stories).
571 of its 762 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Kabul accounted for 515 of Afghanistan's 571 stories about harm, carried by 436 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (199 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
58 of its 90 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (44 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
24 of its 43 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 7%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories). Drought was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
443 of its 1,551 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (89 stories). Accidents were named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
178 of its 658 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 115 of Athens' 143 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (43 stories).
10 of its 23 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 7 of Managua's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).
Also named far more than usual: drought in Guernsey (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in Philippines (81 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Kashmir (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Cuba (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Uganda (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 48,531 stories about harm among 210,641 counted on 2 Mar.
Azerbaijan's news was 68% about people being harmed, against a usual 17%. In Guernsey's news, mentions of the drought ran more than ten times their usual. On 2 March 2017, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 23 today. 23 in every 100 of the day's 210,641 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 21.
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 softer 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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