We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
191 of its 254 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Baghdad accounted for 156 of Iraq's 191 stories about harm, carried by 589 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (125 stories). Its coverage was about 7 times as angry as the world's.
389 of its 583 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Manila accounted for 195 of the Philippines' 389 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).
15 of its 45 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 10 of Lima's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories).
11 of its 16 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Cyclone was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
Idlib accounted for 39 of Syria's 69 stories about harm, carried by 76 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Illness was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
286 of its 632 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (125 stories). Natural hazards were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
78 of its 130 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Jakarta accounted for 50 of Indonesia's 78 stories about harm, carried by 175 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (45 stories).
249 of its 649 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories). 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.
839 of its 2,329 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Power cuts were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
516 of its 948 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: flooding in Egypt (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Syria (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flu in Ireland (27 of its stories, about three times its usual); natural hazards in Spain (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Nigeria (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 25,506 stories about harm among 70,306 counted on 14 Mar.
Stories about people being harmed made up 36 in every 100 of the day's 70,306 stories, above the usual 24. It was the highest share of stories about people being harmed in all 1535 days held. For the fourth day running, the news turned to Iraq. Reports of volunteers, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate.
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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