We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
175 of its 191 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Minsk accounted for 172 of Belarus' 175 stories about harm, carried by 161 outlets. 89 of Minsk's 172 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (166 stories).
113 of its 146 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Mkuranga accounted for 108 of Tanzania's 113 stories about harm, carried by 128 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (105 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
750 of its 1,320 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (14 stories). Food poisoning was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with plague. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
60 of its 123 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (21 stories). Wildfires were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
122 of its 134 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Ubari accounted for 92 of Libya's 122 stories about harm, carried by 107 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
533 of its 787 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Cairo accounted for 394 of Egypt's 533 stories about harm, carried by 288 outlets. 269 of Cairo's 394 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (139 stories).
348 of its 385 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Mogadishu accounted for 335 of Somalia's 348 stories about harm, carried by 307 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (272 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Ghouta accounted for 315 of Syria's 448 stories about harm, carried by 262 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 8 times the usual rate (16 stories). Hepatitis was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
555 of its 1,061 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 213 of Barcelona's 291 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (480 stories).
31 of its 41 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Indonesia (31 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); poisoning in Zimbabwe (45 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); ebola in Angola (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Guyana (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Côte d’Ivoire (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 27,035 stories about harm among 107,265 counted on 25 Mar.
The share of stories about people being harmed was the highest since 1 January 2018. 25 in every 100 of the day's 107,265 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 22. In Belarus, 92% of the news was about people being harmed, where 12% is usual. Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. Mentions of the earthquake ran about 8 times their usual in Indonesia's news.
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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