We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
157 of its 251 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Jakarta accounted for 93 of Indonesia's 157 stories about harm, carried by 225 outlets. Plane crash was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
252 of its 819 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Paris accounted for 164 of France's 252 stories about harm, carried by 316 outlets. Outbreaks were named in 50 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
129 of its 244 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
12 of its 23 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 7 of Tashkent's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories).
106 of its 123 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Cabo Delgado accounted for 40 of Mozambique's 106 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Reports of people displaced ran at about 9 times the usual rate (10 stories). Polio was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Heatwave was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Niamey accounted for 41 of Niger's 54 stories about harm, carried by 110 outlets. 24 of Niamey's 41 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Yangon accounted for 32 of Myanmar's 56 stories about harm, carried by 73 outlets. 26 of Yangon's 32 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
35 of its 59 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories).
Also named far more than usual: polio in Afghanistan (22 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); flu in China (57 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Pakistan (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heatwave in India (10 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); heatwave in UK (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 31 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 23,796 stories about harm among 96,264 counted on 31 Mar.
25 in every 100 of the day's 96,264 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 26. On 31 March 2020, a year earlier, the share was 40 in every 100, against 25 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 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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