We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
563 of its 838 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Jakarta accounted for 220 of Indonesia's 563 stories about harm, carried by 206 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (270 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 200 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts and drownings. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
1,700 of its 2,316 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Utrecht accounted for 824 of the Netherlands' 1,700 stories about harm, carried by 750 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (868 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
477 of its 1,055 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Poisoning was named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
643 of its 1,006 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Salfit accounted for 367 of Palestine's 643 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (265 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
97 of its 109 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Dioura accounted for 39 of Mali's 97 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (86 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
724 of its 771 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Beira accounted for 637 of Mozambique's 724 stories about harm, carried by 517 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
312 of its 572 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Drought was named in 49 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with power cuts and tropical storm.
247 of its 490 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (47 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
515 of its 1,839 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 285 of Paris' 354 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
90 of its 261 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: train derailment in Congo (31 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); chickenpox in Bahrain (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Kenya (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Zimbabwe (49 of its stories, about three times its usual); measles in Ukraine (24 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 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 39,534 stories about harm among 174,940 counted on 18 Mar.
Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Indonesia. of the day's 174,940 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 20. Reports of volunteers, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Mentions of volcanic eruption ran more than ten times their usual in Indonesia's news. For the second day running, the news turned to Indonesia.
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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