We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
339 of its 415 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Baghdad accounted for 274 of Iraq's 339 stories about harm, carried by 698 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (227 stories). Its coverage was about 5 times as angry as the world's.
525 of its 860 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Manila accounted for 212 of the Philippines' 525 stories about harm, carried by 152 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (143 stories). Dengue was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
31 of its 71 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 7 of Caracas' 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories).
16 of its 27 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Flooding was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.
1,236 of its 3,332 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 8 times the usual rate (13 stories). Plane crash was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
49 of its 104 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Schengen accounted for 43 of Luxembourg's 49 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories).
1,956 of its 5,359 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (63 stories). Plague was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with bird flu.
216 of its 467 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (9 stories). Flooding was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
363 of its 514 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Tehran accounted for 169 of Iran's 363 stories about harm, carried by 363 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
47 of its 114 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).
Also named far more than usual: illness in Cuba (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in Egypt (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plague in Israel (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Saudi Arabia (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tuberculosis in South Africa (10 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 39,411 stories about harm among 126,732 counted on 12 Mar.
It was the highest share of stories about people being harmed since 10 September 2017. of the day's 126,732 news stories, 31 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 23. Reports of aid and relief, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. It was the second day running that the news turned to Iraq.
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 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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