We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
148 of its 257 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Budapest accounted for 117 of Hungary's 148 stories about harm, carried by 112 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Flu was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
1,399 of its 1,679 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Ghouta accounted for 1,113 of Syria's 1,399 stories about harm, carried by 690 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (311 stories). Plane crash was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
1,930 of its 4,764 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Moscow accounted for 1,635 of Russia's 1,930 stories about harm, carried by 1,021 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories).
180 of its 487 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 99 of Athens' 147 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (58 stories).
422 of its 785 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Kandy accounted for 338 of Sri Lanka's 422 stories about harm, carried by 301 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
136 of its 154 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 77%. Ouagadougou accounted for 134 of Burkina Faso's 136 stories about harm, carried by 127 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (73 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
312 of its 322 stories (97%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Tongo Tongo accounted for 294 of Niger's 312 stories about harm, carried by 373 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (292 stories).
163 of its 200 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (138 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
85 of its 107 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. 45 of la Paz's 45 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
161 of its 204 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (55 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Japan (165 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Mexico (46 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plague in Trinidad & Tobago (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Colombia (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in New Zealand (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 46,374 stories about harm among 225,226 counted on 6 Mar.
In Hungary, 58% of the news was about people being harmed, where 15% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 225,226 stories, as usual. Mentions of volcanic eruption ran more than ten times their usual in Japan's news. A year earlier, on 6 March 2017, 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.
Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 21 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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