We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
141 of its 153 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Tirana accounted for 108 of Albania's 141 stories about harm, carried by 93 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (115 stories). Poisoning was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
269 of its 578 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Dubai accounted for 263 of the United Arab Emirates' 269 stories about harm, carried by 284 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (249 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about 4 times its own usual.
381 of its 794 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (93 stories). Plane crash was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
117 of its 368 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 18 of Ho Chi Minh City's 34 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (93 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
54 of its 86 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Gudauri accounted for 53 of Georgia's 54 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
192 of its 429 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (10 stories). Heavy rain was named in 47 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with flooding, building collapse and hunger. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
195 of its 752 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 55 of Wuppertal's 60 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (80 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
743 of its 3,015 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (216 stories). Bridge collapse was named in 10 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.
839 of its 3,682 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 215 of Sydney's 398 stories were about protests or strikes. Wildfires were named in 38 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
994 of its 1,207 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 77%. Ghouta accounted for 708 of Syria's 994 stories about harm, carried by 418 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (116 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: avalanche in Switzerland (133 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); diphtheria in Yemen (57 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in Kenya (47 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); helicopter crash in Iraq (31 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drought in Brazil (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 27,427 stories about harm among 122,315 counted on 17 Mar.
Mentions of the avalanche ran more than ten times their usual in Switzerland's news. of the day's 122,315 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Albania stood out: 92% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 43%. On 17 March 2017, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 22 today.
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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