We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
76 of its 103 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Cayman accounted for 75 of the Cayman Islands' 76 stories about harm, carried by 174 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (46 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
158 of its 187 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Hajjah accounted for 79 of Yemen's 158 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (81 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
225 of its 593 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of arrests ran at about 10 times the usual rate (133 stories). Drownings were named in 37 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with landslides. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
986 of its 1,533 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Caracas accounted for 804 of Venezuela's 986 stories about harm, carried by 913 outlets. Power cuts were named in 503 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.
82 of its 97 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. the Congo River accounted for 58 of Congo's 82 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
33 of its 41 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Montevideo accounted for 31 of Uruguay's 33 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories).
46 of its 92 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 8 of Tallinn's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.
86 of its 154 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Volcanic eruption was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
37 of its 66 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (12 stories). Cyclone was named in 36 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hurricane.
26 of its 71 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Mozambique (36 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Colombia (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in Italy (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plague in Uganda (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in New Zealand (32 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 39,251 stories about harm among 201,948 counted on 12 Mar.
The Cayman Islands' news was 74% about people being harmed, against a usual 16%. of the day's 201,948 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to the Cayman Islands for the second day running. Mentions of power cuts ran about 7 times their usual in Venezuela's news. A year earlier, on 12 March 2018, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 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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