We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
108 of its 136 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Tirana accounted for 77 of Albania's 108 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. 76 of Tirana's 77 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (107 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
947 of its 1,276 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Ramallah accounted for 433 of Palestine's 947 stories about harm, carried by 9 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (526 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
228 of its 303 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Freetown accounted for 206 of Sierra Leone's 228 stories about harm, carried by 179 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
315 of its 678 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Seoul accounted for 302 of South Korea's 315 stories about harm, carried by 289 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (281 stories).
2,211 of its 2,654 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. 384 of Jerusalem's 580 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (1,868 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
135 of its 180 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. 51 of Valencia's 59 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (87 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
22 of its 35 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 21 of Ulaanbaatar's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
35 of its 56 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
20 of its 24 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 12 of Nouadhibou's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories).
129 of its 240 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: oil spill in Indonesia (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Papua New Guinea (22 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in Fiji (24 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); poisoning in Belgium (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Puerto Rico (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 31 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 26,242 stories about harm among 112,114 counted on 31 Mar.
Indonesia's news mentioned oil spill more than ten times as often as usual. Albania's news was 79% about people being harmed, against a usual 48%. A year earlier, on 31 March 2017, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 23 today. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 112,114 stories, above 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 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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