We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
145 of its 249 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Algiers accounted for 135 of Algeria's 145 stories about harm, carried by 137 outlets. 135 of Algiers' 135 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
528 of its 580 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Mogadishu accounted for 470 of Somalia's 528 stories about harm, carried by 314 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (378 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
90 of its 94 stories (96%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Rennell Island accounted for 86 of the Solomon Islands' 90 stories about harm, carried by 86 outlets. Oil spill was named in 85 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.
26 of its 80 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
60 of its 199 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 42 of Yerevan's 51 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
1,905 of its 3,517 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (223 stories). Avalanche was named in 41 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
115 of its 142 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. 49 of Khartoum's 51 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (47 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
71 of its 97 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Mopti accounted for 45 of Mali's 71 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
119 of its 284 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories). Earthquake was named in 104 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami.
204 of its 310 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Snowstorms were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Peru (104 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); helicopter crash in Nepal (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Philippines (71 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in Chile (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Zimbabwe (30 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 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 36,810 stories about harm among 196,905 counted on 1 Mar.
On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 196,905 stories, as usual. Mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual in Peru's news. For the second day running, the news turned to Algeria. Algeria stood out: 58% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 30%. Over February, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 in February 2018.
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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