We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
2,617 of its 3,157 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Ankara accounted for 2,279 of Türkiye's 2,617 stories about harm, carried by 1,162 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 9 times the usual rate (468 stories). Accidents were named in 70 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
464 of its 1,301 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Seoul accounted for 400 of South Korea's 464 stories about harm, carried by 439 outlets. 209 of Seoul's 400 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (272 stories).
482 of its 988 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Kampala accounted for 407 of Uganda's 482 stories about harm, carried by 342 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
335 of its 1,162 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (33 stories). Road crashes were named in 84 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
144 of its 189 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (115 stories). Outbreaks were named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
137 of its 154 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. 24 of Sarajevo's 33 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about 6 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
45 of its 122 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 30 of Georgetown's 37 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (32 stories).
53 of its 131 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (14 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.
401 of its 715 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Cairo accounted for 329 of Egypt's 401 stories about harm, carried by 288 outlets. 166 of Cairo's 329 stories were about protests or strikes.
289 of its 472 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (232 stories).
Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Tonga (56 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hiv in Eswatini (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cholera in Ethiopia (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Argentina (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in South Sudan (24 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 Feb. 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 52,600 stories about harm among 264,317 counted on 18 Feb.
For the second day running, the news turned to Türkiye. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 264,317 stories, as usual. Türkiye's news was 83% about people being harmed, against a usual 59%.
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 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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