We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
60 of its 64 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Managua accounted for 49 of Nicaragua's 60 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. 47 of Managua's 49 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (46 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
669 of its 980 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Istanbul accounted for 536 of Türkiye's 669 stories about harm, carried by 347 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (254 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
315 of its 1,341 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (166 stories). Plane crash was named in 153 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
86 of its 173 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (61 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
1,183 of its 1,915 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. 329 of Jerusalem's 619 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (763 stories). Power cuts were named in 96 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
345 of its 447 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Herat accounted for 188 of Afghanistan's 345 stories about harm, carried by 136 outlets. 99 of Herat's 188 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
115 of its 266 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (27 stories). Heavy rain was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
61 of its 107 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
14 of its 22 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. 9 of Korhogo's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (14 stories).
215 of its 731 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 91 of Madrid's 176 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (77 stories).
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Ecuador (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Senegal (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heavy rain in Iran (25 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Italy (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Mozambique (26 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 31 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 19,683 stories about harm among 102,421 counted on 31 Mar.
In Germany's news, mentions of plane crash ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 102,421 stories, below the usual 20. Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. A year earlier, on 31 March 2018, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. Nicaragua stood out: 94% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 72%. This week the news turned most often to Israel, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 4 of them.
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 much harsher 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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