We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
185 of its 201 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 77%. Yangon accounted for 112 of Myanmar's 185 stories about harm, carried by 303 outlets. 109 of Yangon's 112 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (175 stories). Flooding was named in 31 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
440 of its 1,025 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (26 stories). Tsunami was named in 237 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding and drownings. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
92 of its 198 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (66 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
62 of its 104 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Tigray accounted for 49 of Ethiopia's 62 stories about harm, carried by 110 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
31 of its 46 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reykjavik accounted for 26 of Iceland's 31 stories about harm, carried by 65 outlets. Volcanic eruption was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
12 of its 14 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Drownings were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
21 of its 39 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 8 of Dakar's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).
148 of its 224 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Baghdad accounted for 64 of Iraq's 148 stories about harm, carried by 182 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
62 of its 157 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 12 of Sam Cheung's 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).
14 of Jalalabad's 27 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Iceland (16 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); drownings in Djibouti (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); oil spill in Iran (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Japan (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); natural hazards in Philippines (12 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 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 24,615 stories about harm among 99,055 counted on 4 Mar.
It was the seventh day running that the news turned to Myanmar. of the day's 99,055 news stories, 25 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 26. New Zealand's news mentioned the tsunami more than ten times as often as usual. Myanmar's news was 92% about people being harmed, against a usual 77%. On 4 March 2020, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, the same as 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 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 about as 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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