We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
81 of its 126 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Tripoli accounted for 63 of Libya's 81 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets. 42 of Tripoli's 63 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (60 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
552 of its 751 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Dhaka accounted for 450 of Bangladesh's 552 stories about harm, carried by 354 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (251 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
217 of its 279 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
63 of its 80 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (56 stories).
575 of its 813 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Ramallah accounted for 376 of Palestine's 575 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. 189 of Ramallah's 376 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (301 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
120 of its 251 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Algiers accounted for 110 of Algeria's 120 stories about harm, carried by 83 outlets. 107 of Algiers' 110 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (10 stories).
785 of its 1,338 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. 223 of Jerusalem's 344 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (435 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
513 of its 1,946 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 192 of Paris' 284 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Storms were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with cyclone and hurricane.
262 of its 472 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (237 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
79 of its 183 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 51 of Valletta's 65 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (56 stories).
Also named far more than usual: cholera in Mozambique (233 of its stories, about three times its usual); drought in Argentina (48 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Nepal (14 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); haemorrhagic fever in DR Congo (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Venezuela (42 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 35,679 stories about harm among 192,675 counted on 29 Mar.
People falling ill were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and the Gambia. 19 in every 100 of the day's 192,675 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. In Mozambique's news, mentions of the cholera ran about three times their usual. Libya stood out: 64% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 40%. On 29 March 2018, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 19 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 softer than 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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