We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
162 of its 175 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Bamako accounted for 88 of Mali's 162 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
79 of its 158 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 45 of Kiev's 55 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (46 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
599 of its 747 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (455 stories). Tornadoes were named in 54 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with extreme cold.
630 of its 1,117 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Jerusalem accounted for 416 of Israel's 630 stories about harm, carried by 164 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (329 stories).
366 of its 1,057 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 280 of Paris' 324 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (215 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
96 of its 386 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. 47 of Barcelona's 49 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
143 of its 401 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 26 of Islas Marias' 26 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (38 stories). Drownings were named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.
430 of its 462 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Mogadishu accounted for 411 of Somalia's 430 stories about harm, carried by 289 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
75 of its 201 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (64 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
245 of its 290 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Addis Ababa accounted for 167 of Ethiopia's 245 stories about harm, carried by 187 outlets. Hunger was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Also named far more than usual: cholera in Mozambique (174 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); earthquake in China (83 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); heavy rain in Australia (88 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); drownings in Mexico (22 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); heavy rain in Brazil (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 23,986 stories about harm among 116,701 counted on 23 Mar.
Evacuations were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about Norway and the US. 21 in every 100 of the day's 116,701 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Mozambique's news mentioned the cholera about 9 times as often as usual. Mali's news was 93% about people being harmed, against a usual 58%.
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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