We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
370 of its 591 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Ankara accounted for 178 of Türkiye's 370 stories about harm, carried by 373 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (133 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
412 of its 715 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Seoul accounted for 207 of South Korea's 412 stories about harm, carried by 422 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Cholera was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with storms.
16 of its 38 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 9 of Riga's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (6 stories).
1,632 of its 5,452 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (395 stories).
190 of its 494 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Geneva accounted for 145 of Switzerland's 190 stories about harm, carried by 184 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (52 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
336 of its 506 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Tehran accounted for 175 of Iran's 336 stories about harm, carried by 289 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
514 of its 1,124 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 5 times the usual rate (19 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with tuberculosis.
476 of its 554 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Idlib accounted for 412 of Syria's 476 stories about harm, carried by 557 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
8,426 of its 34,211 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate (92 stories). Ebola was named in 271 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
25 of its 54 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories).
Also named far more than usual: illness in New Zealand (60 of its stories, about three times its usual); ebola in Nigeria (102 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); drought in Thailand (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); respiratory illness in Italy (26 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in South Africa (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 28,080 stories about harm among 116,055 counted on 28 Feb.
The share of stories about people being harmed was the highest since 2 September 2019. Mentions of Ebola ran about 9 times their usual in Nigeria's news. of the day's 116,055 news stories, 24 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. A year earlier, on 28 February 2019, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 24 today.
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 softer 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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