We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
216 of its 237 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Yangon accounted for 140 of Myanmar's 216 stories about harm, carried by 298 outlets. 137 of Yangon's 140 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (197 stories). Flooding was named in 40 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
21 of its 27 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. el Alto accounted for 16 of Bolivia's 21 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
121 of its 172 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Jalalabad accounted for 58 of Afghanistan's 121 stories about harm, carried by 153 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
113 of its 334 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (53 stories). Poisoning was named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with respiratory illness. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
48 of its 124 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 10 of Lai Chi Kok's 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
83 of its 201 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
89 of its 275 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 39 of Bovenkarspel's 55 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories).
21 of its 30 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Dakar accounted for 18 of Senegal's 21 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets.
30 of its 36 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Plane crash was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
15 of its 33 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories).
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Greece (64 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Jamaica (30 of its stories, about three times its usual); plane crash in South Sudan (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Iceland (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Indonesia (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 25,343 stories about harm among 99,735 counted on 3 Mar.
The news turned to Myanmar for the sixth day running. 25 in every 100 of the day's 99,735 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Greece's news, mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual. Myanmar stood out: 91% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 74%. A year earlier, on 3 March 2020, 25 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.
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 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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