We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
205 of its 713 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Paris accounted for 149 of France's 205 stories about harm, carried by 386 outlets. 109 of Paris' 149 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (106 stories).
102 of its 134 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
26 of its 34 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
28 of its 80 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories). Outbreaks were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
18 of its 32 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Dakar accounted for 17 of Senegal's 18 stories about harm, carried by 14 outlets. 16 of Dakar's 17 stories were about protests or strikes.
Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Flu was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Tehran accounted for 33 of Iran's 59 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. 23 of Tehran's 33 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
15 of its 16 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Polio was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks.
79 of its 152 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
33 of its 56 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Tripoli accounted for 18 of Libya's 33 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets.
Also named far more than usual: polio in Burundi (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in New Zealand (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); hunger in Ireland (17 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); heatwave in Australia (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in Philippines (10 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 13,556 stories about harm among 72,896 counted on 17 Mar.
Burundi's news mentioned the polio more than ten times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 72,896 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. In France, 29% of the news was about people being harmed, where 15% is usual. On 17 March 2022, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, against 19 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 19 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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