We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
382 of its 453 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (229 stories). Heavy rain was named in 68 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drownings. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
484 of its 583 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Kabul accounted for 353 of Afghanistan's 484 stories about harm, carried by 473 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (436 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
59 of its 121 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 47 of Almaty's 47 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (52 stories).
328 of its 576 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (236 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
195 of its 347 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Beirut accounted for 172 of Lebanon's 195 stories about harm, carried by 253 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
35 of its 53 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
1,808 of its 2,703 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Power cuts were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
116 of its 195 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Landslides were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
78 of its 199 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 62 of Vienna's 73 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
251 of its 570 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (171 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in China (232 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Kenya (41 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in Australia (70 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); heavy rain in Bangladesh (11 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); food poisoning in Canada (58 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 37,464 stories about harm among 185,614 counted on 22 Mar.
Of the day's 185,614 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. On 22 March 2018, a year earlier, the share was 21 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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