We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
80 of its 87 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Srebrenica accounted for 72 of Bosnia's 80 stories about harm, carried by 82 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (75 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
645 of its 1,363 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Paris accounted for 556 of France's 645 stories about harm, carried by 531 outlets. 444 of Paris' 556 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (410 stories).
154 of its 182 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Beira accounted for 123 of Mozambique's 154 stories about harm, carried by 110 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (127 stories).
392 of its 1,186 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (144 stories). Building collapse was named in 59 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
581 of its 1,833 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (41 stories). Flu was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with poisoning. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
490 of its 833 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Gaza accounted for 263 of Palestine's 490 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets. 248 of Gaza's 263 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
4,156 of its 5,226 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (3,689 stories). 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.
442 of its 628 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Tel Aviv accounted for 366 of Israel's 442 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (228 stories).
73 of its 156 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 42 of Kiev's 46 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (52 stories).
59 of its 168 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. 48 of Zagreb's 54 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 10 times the usual rate (16 stories).
Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Zimbabwe (164 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plague in Kenya (58 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Italy (40 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Malawi (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Netherlands (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 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 28,017 stories about harm among 113,621 counted on 16 Mar.
No day had a higher share of stories about people being harmed since 16 September 2018. Stories about people being harmed made up 25 in every 100 of the day's 113,621 stories, above the usual 20. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about New Zealand and the US. In Bosnia, 92% of the news was about people being harmed, where 40% is usual.
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 much 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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