We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
283 of its 431 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (235 stories). Gas explosion was named in 217 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with building collapse. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
376 of its 389 stories (97%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Ouagadougou accounted for 367 of Burkina Faso's 376 stories about harm, carried by 286 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (79 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
44 of its 49 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. 17 of Agua Zarca's 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
57 of its 116 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
206 of its 287 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Bratislava accounted for 182 of Slovakia's 206 stories about harm, carried by 146 outlets. 108 of Bratislava's 182 stories were about protests or strikes.
344 of its 625 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Ramallah accounted for 196 of Palestine's 344 stories about harm, carried by 5 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
52 of its 143 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (46 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.
199 of its 614 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (93 stories). Outbreaks were named in 83 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with food poisoning.
35 of its 112 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 19 of Kiev's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories).
Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (52 stories). Wildfires were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in South Africa (83 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in Philippines (36 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Kenya (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in Canada (38 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); house fires in Ireland (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 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 22,130 stories about harm among 100,968 counted on 4 Mar.
Poland's news mentioned gas explosion more than ten times as often as usual. 22 in every 100 of the day's 100,968 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Poland, 66% of the news was about people being harmed, where 34% is usual. A year earlier, on 4 March 2017, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today. This week the news turned most often to Slovakia, on 6 of 7 days.
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 22 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 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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