We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
164 of its 306 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Vienna accounted for 104 of Austria's 164 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (112 stories). Hepatitis was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
74 of its 264 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Wildfires were named in 63 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
317 of Jerusalem's 564 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (69 stories). Measles was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
27 of its 41 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Montevideo accounted for 27 of Uruguay's 27 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
35 of its 60 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Croix-des-Bouquets accounted for 31 of Haiti's 35 stories about harm, carried by 30 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
24 of its 48 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
42 of its 99 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
202 of its 234 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (127 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
17 of its 23 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 8 of Anjouan's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).
254 of its 1,069 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (87 stories). Train derailment was named in 55 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Also named far more than usual: accidents in Norway (149 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); cholera in Mozambique (417 of its stories, about three times its usual); power cuts in Venezuela (125 of its stories, about three times its usual); avalanche in Nepal (54 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in Türkiye (48 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 40,209 stories about harm among 204,500 counted on 27 Mar.
Abductions were reported at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada. of the day's 204,500 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Austria stood out: 54% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 18%. Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate. For the second day running, the news turned to Austria.
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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