We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
25 of its 35 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Minsk accounted for 20 of Belarus' 25 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. 13 of Minsk's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
220 of its 267 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Makassar accounted for 157 of Indonesia's 220 stories about harm, carried by 461 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (163 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
230 of its 371 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. the Suez Canal accounted for 175 of Egypt's 230 stories about harm, carried by 659 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (53 stories). Building collapse was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
26 of its 41 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Flu was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
153 of its 290 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Dhaka accounted for 91 of Bangladesh's 153 stories about harm, carried by 172 outlets. 65 of Dhaka's 91 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (64 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
82 of its 92 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
209 of its 520 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (21 stories). Tsunami was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
384 of its 1,102 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (78 stories). Storms were named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with snowstorms.
23 of its 52 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Yangon accounted for 120 of Myanmar's 188 stories about harm, carried by 345 outlets. 108 of Yangon's 120 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: natural hazards in Saudi Arabia (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Canada (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Pakistan (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drownings in US (69 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 12,297 stories about harm among 43,672 counted on 28 Mar.
It was the highest share of stories about people being harmed since 21 February 2021. of the day's 43,672 news stories, 28 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 26. Romania's news mentioned the flu more than ten times as often as usual. Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Evacuations were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Mozambique and the US. This week the news turned most often to Egypt, on 5 of 7 days; help rose on 2 of them.
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 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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