We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
81 of its 133 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Jakarta accounted for 74 of Indonesia's 81 stories about harm, carried by 131 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Heavy rain was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with oil spill. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
21 of its 23 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Minsk accounted for 14 of Belarus' 21 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. 14 of Minsk's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories).
158 of its 405 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (77 stories). Oil spill was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
Tehran accounted for 44 of Iran's 60 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Poisoning was named in 31 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
29 of its 54 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 6 of Caqueta's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
91 of its 218 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Flooding was named in 42 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with heavy rain and drownings. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
29 of its 48 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Tunis accounted for 19 of Tunisia's 29 stories about harm, carried by 165 outlets. 12 of Tunis' 19 stories were about protests or strikes.
66 of its 166 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (30 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.
53 of its 126 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 16 of Larissa's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. 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.
14 of its 38 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: flooding in Malaysia (42 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); snowstorms in Canada (39 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flu in India (29 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); snowstorms in UK (16 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); drownings in US (44 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 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 8,937 stories about harm among 41,939 counted on 4 Mar.
For the second day running, the news turned to Indonesia. Indonesia stood out: 61% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 27%. On 4 March 2022, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, against 21 today. of the day's 41,939 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 20.
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 21 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 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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