We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
131 of its 152 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Yangon accounted for 87 of Myanmar's 131 stories about harm, carried by 211 outlets. 86 of Yangon's 87 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (103 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
109 of its 250 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (72 stories). Hurricane was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
77 of its 122 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Damascus accounted for 34 of Syria's 77 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
193 of its 389 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
21 of its 34 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of refugees ran at about 8 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
66 of its 110 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Tigray accounted for 50 of Ethiopia's 66 stories about harm, carried by 65 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories).
273 of its 620 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
747 of its 1,593 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (21 stories).
28 of its 40 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories).
80 of its 248 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories).
Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Indonesia (34 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); outbreaks in Lebanon (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); cholera in Yemen (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hurricane in China (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Australia (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 25,144 stories about harm among 96,835 counted on 2 Mar.
For the fifth day running, the news turned to Myanmar. Stories about people being harmed made up 26 in every 100 of the day's 96,835 stories, as usual. Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. In Indonesia's news, mentions of volcanic eruption ran about 8 times their usual. On 2 March 2020, a year earlier, the share was 24 in every 100, against 26 today.
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 26 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 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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