We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
38 of its 46 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Dakar accounted for 30 of Senegal's 38 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. 28 of Dakar's 30 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
62 of its 64 stories (97%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Mogadishu accounted for 49 of Somalia's 62 stories about harm, carried by 116 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (46 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
146 of its 372 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Earthquake was named in 77 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with tsunami. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
120 of its 515 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Accidents were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
101 of its 115 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 79%. Yangon accounted for 63 of Myanmar's 101 stories about harm, carried by 168 outlets. 61 of Yangon's 63 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
12 of its 16 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 5 of Asuncion's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories).
50 of its 128 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Marib accounted for 19 of Yemen's 28 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
69 of its 169 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
23 of its 36 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories).
Also named far more than usual: illness in Indonesia (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 14,417 stories about harm among 54,800 counted on 6 Mar.
The news turned to Senegal for the second day running. 26 in every 100 of the day's 54,800 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Senegal, 83% of the news was about people being harmed, where 38% is usual. New Zealand's news mentioned the earthquake about 4 times as often as usual. On 6 March 2020, a year earlier, the share was 26 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.
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 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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