We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
381 of its 708 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Caracas accounted for 311 of Venezuela's 381 stories about harm, carried by 306 outlets. 165 of Caracas' 311 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (65 stories). Power cuts were named in 107 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.
162 of its 195 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (143 stories). Haemorrhagic fever was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
54 of its 85 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (48 stories). Plane crash was named in 42 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
356 of its 423 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 77%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (76 stories). Hypothermia was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
95 of its 207 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Kiev accounted for 72 of Ukraine's 95 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. 65 of Kiev's 72 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (68 stories).
55 of its 64 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Managua accounted for 50 of Nicaragua's 55 stories about harm, carried by 49 outlets. 30 of Managua's 50 stories were about protests or strikes.
33 of its 90 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 28 of Buenos Aires' 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (26 stories).
23 of its 46 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 stories). Flu was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks.
47 of its 147 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
834 of its 1,492 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (123 stories). Outbreaks were named in 111 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in Malawi (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Puerto Rico (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Israel (111 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in UK (126 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); dengue in Malaysia (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 24,117 stories about harm among 117,958 counted on 9 Mar.
Mentions of plane crash ran more than ten times their usual in Colombia's news. of the day's 117,958 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of vaccination, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. It was the second day running that the news turned to Venezuela. In Venezuela, 54% of the news was about people being harmed, where 42% is usual.
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 20 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 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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