We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
102 of its 253 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 66 of Vienna's 79 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (72 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
71 of its 92 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Hunger was named in 41 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with haemorrhagic fever. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
98 of its 123 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Mopti accounted for 62 of Mali's 98 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
Beira accounted for 416 of Mozambique's 496 stories about harm, carried by 358 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (89 stories). Cholera was named in 294 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heatwave. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
84 of its 93 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. San Salvador accounted for 75 of el Salvador's 84 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
283 of its 517 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Flooding was named in 140 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides, avalanche and snowstorms.
80 of its 196 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
53 of its 164 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 6%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
203 of its 409 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Avalanche was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
263 of its 495 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (54 stories). Cholera was named in 68 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Also named far more than usual: flooding in Iran (140 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Zimbabwe (68 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Indonesia (32 of its stories, about three times its usual); wildfires in Portugal (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in Spain (30 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 36,600 stories about harm among 199,536 counted on 26 Mar.
The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 13 February 2019. 18 in every 100 of the day's 199,536 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. On the side of help, reports of volunteers ran at about twice the usual rate. Austria stood out: 40% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 18%. A year earlier, on 26 March 2018, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.
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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