We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
1,024 of its 1,085 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Beira accounted for 937 of Mozambique's 1,024 stories about harm, carried by 974 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (333 stories). Cholera was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
599 of its 1,071 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Utrecht accounted for 266 of the Netherlands' 599 stories about harm, carried by 332 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (402 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
29 of its 50 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 12 of Arakan's 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (16 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
113 of its 250 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Food poisoning was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
72 of its 80 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Srebrenica accounted for 69 of Bosnia's 72 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
401 of its 648 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Accidents were named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
554 of its 917 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Gaza accounted for 299 of Palestine's 554 stories about harm, carried by 172 outlets. 206 of Gaza's 299 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
2,511 of its 3,645 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Wildfires were named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
232 of its 491 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (66 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
240 of its 568 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Flooding was named in 77 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
Also named far more than usual: flooding in Zimbabwe (77 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); respiratory illness in Ireland (60 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Kenya (31 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); meningitis in Trinidad & Tobago (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in South Korea (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 41,108 stories about harm among 203,328 counted on 19 Mar.
On the side of help, reports of aid and relief ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 203,328 stories, as usual. Evacuations were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Mexico. In Zimbabwe's news, mentions of flooding ran about 4 times their usual. On 19 March 2018, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 20 today.
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 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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