We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
517 of its 779 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Manila accounted for 210 of the Philippines' 517 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (162 stories). Flu was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
305 of its 389 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Baghdad accounted for 229 of Iraq's 305 stories about harm, carried by 648 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (190 stories). Its coverage was about 7 times as angry as the world's.
17 of its 47 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 5 of Bishkek's 10 stories were about protests or strikes.
26 of its 41 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%.
259 of its 714 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (18 stories). Measles was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
111 of its 235 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (20 stories). Flooding was named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain and storms. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
126 of its 203 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (53 stories). Earthquake was named in 30 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with avalanche.
216 of its 422 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
2,110 of its 5,319 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (60 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 52 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
Tehran accounted for 144 of Iran's 288 stories about harm, carried by 250 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Nepal (30 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Egypt (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Ethiopia (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); natural hazards in Malaysia (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); flu in Kenya (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 40,119 stories about harm among 121,276 counted on 13 Mar.
No day had a higher share of stories about people being harmed in all 1534 days held. Stories about people being harmed made up 33 in every 100 of the day's 121,276 stories, above the usual 24. It was the second day running that the news turned to the Philippines. In Nepal's news, mentions of the earthquake ran about 4 times their usual.
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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