We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
165 of its 301 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Dhaka accounted for 102 of Bangladesh's 165 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets. Outbreaks were named in 64 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
135 of its 372 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 61 of Mexico City's 69 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
298 of its 689 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (50 stories). Heavy rain was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
139 of its 189 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Jenin accounted for 92 of Palestine's 139 stories about harm, carried by 11 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
41 of its 109 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). Avalanche was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
442 of its 1,234 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (154 stories). Plane crash was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
86 of its 146 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
887 of its 1,669 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (30 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
31 of its 69 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 6 of Lilongwe's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (14 stories).
463 of its 1,025 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Flooding was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Ireland (129 of its stories, about three times its usual); avalanche in Austria (16 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); poisoning in Iran (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Russia (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Canada (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 28,441 stories about harm among 105,327 counted on 9 Mar.
27 in every 100 of the day's 105,327 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 23. In Ireland's news, mentions of outbreaks ran about three times their usual. On 10 March 2019, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 27 today. Bangladesh's news was 55% about people being harmed, against a usual 31%.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Countries with at least 50 stories that day.
Stories, not people.
Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 27 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.
Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 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 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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