We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
70 of its 153 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 6 of Lilongwe's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Heavy rain was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
856 of its 1,316 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Caracas accounted for 630 of Venezuela's 856 stories about harm, carried by 520 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (59 stories). Power cuts were named in 451 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
135 of its 456 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (67 stories). Meningitis was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
179 of its 401 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (32 stories). Heavy rain was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
528 of its 917 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Gaza accounted for 244 of Palestine's 528 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. 126 of Gaza's 244 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (37 stories). Road crashes were named in 57 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
285 of its 417 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Kabul accounted for 128 of Afghanistan's 285 stories about harm, carried by 135 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate (114 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
1,064 of its 2,095 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (79 stories). Plague was named in 58 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
225 of its 897 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. 101 of Madrid's 107 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (83 stories).
30 of its 72 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (22 stories). Flu was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
116 of its 389 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 27 of Hanoi's 47 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (34 stories).
Also named far more than usual: plague in Madagascar (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Puerto Rico (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Germany (41 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); ebola in Liberia (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); road crashes in Palestine (57 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 36,583 stories about harm among 195,598 counted on 8 Mar.
Reports of aid and relief, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. 19 in every 100 of the day's 195,598 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Malawi, 46% of the news was about people being harmed, where 28% is usual. On 8 March 2018, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 19 today.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Countries with at least 50 stories that day.
Stories, not people.
Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 19 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.
Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 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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