We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
779 of its 1,267 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Cairo accounted for 653 of Egypt's 779 stories about harm, carried by 388 outlets. 495 of Cairo's 653 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (519 stories). Flooding was named in 50 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drownings. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
770 of its 1,205 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Riyadh accounted for 699 of Saudi Arabia's 770 stories about harm, carried by 414 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (516 stories). Flooding was named in 42 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
109 of its 140 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Mocambique accounted for 76 of Mozambique's 109 stories about harm, carried by 104 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
68 of its 201 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (39 stories). Wildfires were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
340 of its 596 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (172 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 169 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with diphtheria. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Ghouta accounted for 346 of Syria's 516 stories about harm, carried by 284 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories). Hepatitis was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
466 of its 1,304 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 195 of Barcelona's 209 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (27 stories).
90 of its 116 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Bratislava accounted for 85 of Slovakia's 90 stories about harm, carried by 72 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
38 of its 87 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 27 of Minsk's 36 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (33 stories).
2,013 of its 6,084 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (298 stories). Storms were named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with building collapse.
Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Iran (169 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Indonesia (75 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); ebola in Angola (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Canada (72 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); road crashes in Ghana (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 38,823 stories about harm among 191,433 counted on 26 Mar.
Mentions of volcanic eruption ran more than ten times their usual in Iran's news. A year earlier, on 26 March 2017, 26 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. Egypt stood out: 61% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 39%. 20 in every 100 of the day's 191,433 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22.
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 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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