We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
241 of its 1,092 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 144 of Bangkok's 207 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (184 stories). Landslides were named in 89 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
1,268 of its 1,432 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (455 stories). Extreme cold was named in 643 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tornadoes. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
269 of its 281 stories (96%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Bamako accounted for 128 of Mali's 269 stories about harm, carried by 115 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
313 of its 790 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Dubai accounted for 309 of the United Arab Emirates' 313 stories about harm, carried by 418 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (28 stories).
69 of its 187 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (30 stories). Avalanche was named in 55 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
173 of its 253 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. 59 of Baghdad's 93 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (74 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
569 of its 606 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 85%. Beira accounted for 512 of Mozambique's 569 stories about harm, carried by 522 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Cholera was named in 314 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with malaria and outbreaks.
44 of its 56 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Volcanic eruption was named in 42 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
68 of its 69 stories (99%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. 3 of Managua's 4 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
852 of its 1,341 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Heavy rain was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: cholera in Mozambique (314 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); avalanche in Switzerland (55 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Ecuador (42 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Indonesia (73 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drownings in Bahamas (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 20,597 stories about harm among 102,994 counted on 24 Mar.
Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about Norway and the US. of the day's 102,994 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 24 March 2018, 25 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. Thailand's news was 22% about people being harmed, against a usual 15%.
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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