We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
478 of its 650 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Valletta accounted for 446 of Malta's 478 stories about harm, carried by 400 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (161 stories). Drownings were named in 173 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
172 of its 187 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Solola accounted for 102 of Guatemala's 172 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (71 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
635 of its 1,008 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Dhaka accounted for 546 of Bangladesh's 635 stories about harm, carried by 494 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (339 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
50 of its 74 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 20 of Croix-des-Bouquets' 31 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
156 of its 389 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (47 stories). Poisoning was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
62 of its 88 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 37 of Anjouan's 42 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (40 stories).
278 of its 324 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Mogadishu accounted for 256 of Somalia's 278 stories about harm, carried by 268 outlets. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
32 of its 89 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
29 of its 50 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 5 of Bali's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (11 stories).
255 of its 946 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (139 stories). Drownings were named in 112 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with cyclone and storms.
Also named far more than usual: drownings in Italy (112 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Laos (30 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Liberia (30 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in New Zealand (171 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); avalanche in Thailand (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 40,627 stories about harm among 203,871 counted on 28 Mar.
In Malta, 74% of the news was about people being harmed, where 15% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 203,871 stories, as usual. Mentions of drownings ran more than ten times their usual in Italy's news. On 28 March 2018, a year earlier, the share was 19 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.
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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