We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
94 of its 121 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Juba accounted for 85 of South Sudan's 94 stories about harm, carried by 93 outlets. 68 of Juba's 85 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (86 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
615 of its 696 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 82%. Beira accounted for 526 of Mozambique's 615 stories about harm, carried by 494 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (132 stories). Cholera was named in 40 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with malaria and respiratory illness. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
46 of its 88 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (42 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
32 of its 57 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
73 of its 99 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 60 of Haiti's 73 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (57 stories).
131 of its 140 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Managua accounted for 104 of Nicaragua's 131 stories about harm, carried by 154 outlets. 81 of Managua's 104 stories were about protests or strikes.
254 of its 886 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (188 stories). Outbreaks were named in 49 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
233 of its 323 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
70 of its 212 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 47 of Vienna's 62 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
133 of its 165 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Hepatitis was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: plane crash in Kenya (43 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hurricane in Mexico (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in South Korea (49 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); accidents in Qatar (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storm surge in Australia (132 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 21 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 40,373 stories about harm among 194,573 counted on 21 Mar.
Mentions of plane crash ran about 6 times their usual in Kenya's news. of the day's 194,573 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. On 21 March 2018, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 21 today. South Sudan's news was 78% about people being harmed, against a usual 60%.
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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