We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
37 of its 71 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Minsk accounted for 25 of Belarus' 37 stories about harm, carried by 74 outlets. 21 of Minsk's 25 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
291 of its 452 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. the Suez Canal accounted for 164 of Egypt's 291 stories about harm, carried by 632 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (106 stories). Building collapse was named in 36 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
57 of its 67 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Cabo Delgado accounted for 27 of Mozambique's 57 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
37 of its 59 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Covid was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
Yangon accounted for 97 of Myanmar's 173 stories about harm, carried by 304 outlets. 79 of Yangon's 97 stories were about protests or strikes. Train derailment was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
34 of its 68 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (42 stories). Heavy rain was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
22 of its 36 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (8 stories).
70 of its 121 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
9 of its 14 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. 3 of Algiers' 6 stories were about protests or strikes.
Also named far more than usual: natural hazards in Israel (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in Myanmar (17 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); flu in Germany (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); earthquake in US (126 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heavy rain in UK (19 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 13,953 stories about harm among 52,307 counted on 27 Mar.
Stories about people being harmed made up 27 in every 100 of the day's 52,307 stories, as usual. On 27 March 2020, a year earlier, the share was 41 in every 100, against 27 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 27 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 much harsher 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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