We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
508 of its 786 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Jakarta accounted for 248 of Indonesia's 508 stories about harm, carried by 346 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (135 stories). Landslides were named in 176 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
3,161 of its 4,566 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Balakot accounted for 1,317 of Pakistan's 3,161 stories about harm, carried by 772 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (726 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
102 of its 114 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Managua accounted for 93 of Nicaragua's 102 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
319 of its 1,664 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (47 stories). Poisoning was named in 36 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with typhoon.
634 of its 1,003 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Cairo accounted for 566 of Egypt's 634 stories about harm, carried by 615 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (511 stories). Train derailment was named in 111 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
174 of its 341 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (136 stories). Plague was named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
929 of its 2,722 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (608 stories). Plague was named in 28 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
1,044 of its 3,275 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
883 of its 1,616 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Jerusalem accounted for 741 of Israel's 883 stories about harm, carried by 116 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (367 stories).
90 of its 290 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (42 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Chile (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Brazil (60 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Palestine (114 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in Egypt (111 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Tonga (10 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 Feb. 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 41,334 stories about harm among 207,945 counted on 27 Feb.
Reports of peace efforts, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. 20 in every 100 of the day's 207,945 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Indonesia's news, mentions of landslides ran about 9 times their usual. Indonesia stood out: 65% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 30%. On 27 February 2018, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, 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 about as 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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