We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
157 of its 183 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Zagreb accounted for 156 of Croatia's 157 stories about harm, carried by 417 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Extreme cold was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
36 of its 49 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 9 of Havana's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Ebola was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with cholera.
1,831 of its 3,982 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (606 stories). Tsunami was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
41 of its 58 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 12 of la Modelo's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
282 of its 546 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
9,054 of its 18,454 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (531 stories). Malaria was named in 132 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with west nile virus.
29 of its 46 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
151 of its 363 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Dubai accounted for 138 of the United Arab Emirates' 151 stories about harm, carried by 321 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (29 stories).
50 of its 89 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories). Flu was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.
34 of its 44 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Tripoli accounted for 28 of Libya's 34 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: flu in Uganda (11 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); respiratory illness in Germany (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); plague in Nigeria (29 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tsunami in China (16 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); malaria in US (132 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 26,656 stories about harm among 61,655 counted on 22 Mar.
Of the day's 61,655 news stories, 43 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 29. the share of stories about people being harmed was the highest in all 1543 days held. Croatia's news was 86% about people being harmed, against a usual 21%. In Cuba's news, mentions of Ebola ran more than ten times their usual. This week the news turned most often to Iraq, 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.
Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 43 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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