We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
13 of its 24 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 6 of Almaty's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
266 of its 435 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Tehran accounted for 124 of Iran's 266 stories about harm, carried by 382 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
185 of its 314 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (80 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
133 of its 391 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories).
225 of its 349 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Seoul accounted for 141 of South Korea's 225 stories about harm, carried by 119 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories).
62 of its 172 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 20 of Kastanies' 30 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (36 stories).
186 of its 647 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
401 of its 957 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Ebola was named in 43 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with plague. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
1,068 of its 3,202 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 241 of Delhi's 466 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories).
204 of its 728 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Power cuts were named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
Also named far more than usual: dengue in Thailand (41 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Nigeria (43 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); power cuts in Ireland (18 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 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 14,387 stories about harm among 56,983 counted on 1 Mar.
In Thailand's news, mentions of the dengue ran more than ten times their usual. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Türkiye and Syria. 25 in every 100 of the day's 56,983 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. In Kazakhstan, 54% of the news was about people being harmed, where 23% is usual. This week the news turned most often to Iran, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 3 of them. Over February, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 in February 2019.
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?
Unlock a year of trends, free. Follow up to 5 countries, with a bell when their news changes, and 👍 vote for Pro — ten years of the archive, any period, daily alerts.
Create a free accountSign in · a username, an email and a password.