We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
207 of its 265 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Addis Ababa accounted for 108 of Ethiopia's 207 stories about harm, carried by 93 outlets. 77 of Addis Ababa's 108 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (125 stories). Plague was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
70 of its 105 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Bitola accounted for 70 of North Macedonia's 70 stories about harm, carried by 91 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (69 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
216 of its 251 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (194 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
360 of its 687 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Nairobi accounted for 297 of Kenya's 360 stories about harm, carried by 332 outlets. Outbreaks were named in 157 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
214 of its 273 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Bogota accounted for 162 of Colombia's 214 stories about harm, carried by 179 outlets. Drownings were named in 32 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.
27 of its 36 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 6 of Yaounde's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
31 of its 85 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 27 of Bucharest's 29 stories were about protests or strikes. Plague was named in 27 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.
908 of its 1,077 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Ghouta accounted for 753 of Syria's 908 stories about harm, carried by 567 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (160 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
147 of its 323 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (103 stories). Outbreaks were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
87 of its 223 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: plague in Romania (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); diphtheria in Yemen (29 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); power cuts in Japan (84 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Australia (124 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drought in Botswana (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 25,716 stories about harm among 112,452 counted on 11 Mar.
Mentions of outbreaks ran more than ten times their usual in Kenya's news. of the day's 112,452 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 22. Ethiopia stood out: 78% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 45%. On 11 March 2017, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 23 today. This week the news turned most often to Sri Lanka, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.
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 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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