We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
264 of its 477 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Suez accounted for 219 of Egypt's 264 stories about harm, carried by 566 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (45 stories). Storms were named in 105 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with dust storm.
52 of its 87 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
54 of its 127 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Minsk accounted for 32 of Belarus' 54 stories about harm, carried by 82 outlets. 23 of Minsk's 32 stories were about protests or strikes.
24 of its 31 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
143 of its 268 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
48 of its 121 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Yangon accounted for 44 of Myanmar's 79 stories about harm, carried by 123 outlets. 43 of Yangon's 44 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
16 of its 27 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (6 stories).
134 of its 302 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
108 of its 292 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories).
Also named far more than usual: dust storm in Netherlands (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tuberculosis in Nigeria (16 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); road crashes in Ireland (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); tornadoes in US (242 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in Canada (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 24,278 stories about harm among 98,172 counted on 25 Mar.
It was the second day running that the news turned to Egypt. of the day's 98,172 news stories, 25 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 26. A year earlier, on 25 March 2020, 41 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 25 today. Egypt's news was 55% about people being harmed, against a usual 31%.
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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