We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
45 of its 61 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Dakar accounted for 41 of Senegal's 45 stories about harm, carried by 82 outlets. 35 of Dakar's 41 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
62 of its 67 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Malabo accounted for 31 of Equatorial Guinea's 62 stories about harm, carried by 74 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (59 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
205 of its 594 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (34 stories). Outbreaks were named in 17 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
106 of its 164 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Covid was named in 54 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
131 of its 145 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 81%. Yangon accounted for 96 of Myanmar's 131 stories about harm, carried by 214 outlets. 93 of Yangon's 96 stories were about protests or strikes. Illness was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. 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.
25 of its 88 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Sanaa accounted for 34 of Yemen's 54 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Drownings were named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
37 of its 56 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Covid was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
36 of its 82 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).
Also named far more than usual: covid in Cameroon (24 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); natural hazards in Niger (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Myanmar (25 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Saudi Arabia (25 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drownings in Iraq (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 20,865 stories about harm among 84,866 counted on 8 Mar.
For the fourth day running, the news turned to Senegal. Stories about people being harmed made up 25 in every 100 of the day's 84,866 stories, below the usual 26. Mentions of Covid ran about 4 times their usual in Syria's news. A year earlier, on 8 March 2020, 28 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 25 today. Senegal stood out: 74% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 44%.
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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