We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
153 of its 175 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. la Paz accounted for 78 of Bolivia's 153 stories about harm, carried by 86 outlets. 75 of la Paz's 78 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (114 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
200 of its 324 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (120 stories). Cyclone was named in 157 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
129 of its 151 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Mopti accounted for 86 of Mali's 129 stories about harm, carried by 93 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (107 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
271 of its 368 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Kunduz accounted for 180 of Afghanistan's 271 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
84 of its 91 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (80 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.
430 of its 668 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. 98 of Gaza's 192 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (238 stories).
232 of its 629 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (7 stories). Oil spill was named in 58 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
693 of its 1,522 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (181 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
794 of its 2,489 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 430 of Mexico City's 434 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate (112 stories).
374 of its 1,188 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (135 stories). Heavy rain was named in 66 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with food poisoning.
Also named far more than usual: drought in Argentina (53 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); oil spill in Indonesia (58 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Greenland (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Malaysia (66 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in France (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 Apr. 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 42,547 stories about harm among 208,544 counted on 3 Apr.
Bolivia stood out: 87% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 26%. 20 in every 100 of the day's 208,544 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. People falling ill were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and the UK. A year earlier, on 3 April 2017, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 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 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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