We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
76 of its 89 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Tunis accounted for 69 of Tunisia's 76 stories about harm, carried by 76 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (70 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
106 of its 317 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 26 of Athens' 47 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
50 of its 71 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Cayman accounted for 48 of the Cayman Islands' 50 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (47 stories).
391 of its 977 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (259 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
55 of its 160 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (29 stories). Plague was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
565 of its 884 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Caracas accounted for 408 of Venezuela's 565 stories about harm, carried by 421 outlets. Hurricane was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with power cuts and road crashes.
59 of its 76 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Norovirus was named in 47 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
160 of its 209 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
32 of its 53 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (15 stories). Cyclone was named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tropical storm.
66 of its 85 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Managua accounted for 60 of Nicaragua's 66 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. 35 of Managua's 60 stories were about protests or strikes.
Also named far more than usual: norovirus in Mali (47 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Japan (123 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drownings in Brazil (47 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Mozambique (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Switzerland (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 34,851 stories about harm among 179,218 counted on 11 Mar.
Mali's news mentioned norovirus more than ten times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 179,218 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On the side of help, reports of aid and relief ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. A year earlier, on 11 March 2018, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. Tunisia's news was 85% about people being harmed, against a usual 48%.
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 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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