We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
216 of its 228 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Yangon accounted for 145 of Myanmar's 216 stories about harm, carried by 417 outlets. 143 of Yangon's 145 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (109 stories). Outbreaks were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
100 of its 189 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Dhaka accounted for 57 of Bangladesh's 100 stories about harm, carried by 204 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (25 stories). HIV was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tuberculosis. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
100 of its 135 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
62 of its 168 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (26 stories).
11 of its 24 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 3 of Ndjamena's 4 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).
Marib accounted for 44 of Yemen's 99 stories about harm, carried by 80 outlets. Cholera was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
275 of its 625 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
69 of its 205 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Geneva accounted for 51 of Switzerland's 69 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets.
36 of its 103 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories).
346 of its 680 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Dengue was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Mexico (14 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); cholera in Yemen (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); cyclone in Australia (26 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); road crashes in UK (73 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); dengue in Philippines (13 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 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 21,669 stories about harm among 85,096 counted on 1 Mar.
It was the fourth day running that the news turned to Myanmar. of the day's 85,096 news stories, 25 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Mexico's news mentioned outbreaks about 5 times as often as usual. Myanmar's news was 95% about people being harmed, against a usual 72%. A year earlier, on 1 March 2020, 25 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today. Over February, 26 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 in February 2020.
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 25 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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