We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
1,453 of its 1,857 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Istanbul accounted for 1,028 of Türkiye's 1,453 stories about harm, carried by 837 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (903 stories). Flooding was named in 50 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
42 of its 50 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Tirana accounted for 42 of Albania's 42 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
74 of its 86 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Nzerekore accounted for 52 of Guinea's 74 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
429 of its 724 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (251 stories). Drownings were named in 128 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
224 of its 257 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 77%. Mogadishu accounted for 124 of Somalia's 224 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
1,137 of its 1,959 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (946 stories). Hurricane was named in 98 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
472 of its 683 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Brussels accounted for 468 of Belgium's 472 stories about harm, carried by 554 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
58 of its 86 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
330 of its 532 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (271 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
155 of its 345 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (96 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: meningitis in Malaysia (96 of its stories, about three times its usual); avalanche in Kashmir (42 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); drownings in Libya (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Mexico (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Pakistan (55 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 20 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 26,975 stories about harm among 134,228 counted on 20 Mar.
Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 134,228 stories, as usual. This week the news turned most often to Guinea, on 3 of 7 days.
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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