We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
136 of its 155 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Tunis accounted for 120 of Tunisia's 136 stories about harm, carried by 217 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (104 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
288 of its 392 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Tehran accounted for 154 of Iran's 288 stories about harm, carried by 289 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
78 of its 193 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Dubai accounted for 72 of the United Arab Emirates' 78 stories about harm, carried by 99 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (24 stories).
200 of its 381 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (102 stories). Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
315 of its 447 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Kabul accounted for 223 of Afghanistan's 315 stories about harm, carried by 471 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (155 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's.
46 of its 63 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Thimphu accounted for 42 of Bhutan's 46 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).
71 of its 246 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
367 of its 982 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
73 of its 189 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
20 of its 25 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Thailand (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); building collapse in Pakistan (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in UK (23 of its stories, about three times its usual); storms in India (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hurricane in China (12 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 29,827 stories about harm among 114,431 counted on 6 Mar.
It was the highest share of stories about people being harmed since 1 September 2019. of the day's 114,431 news stories, 26 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 22. Tunisia stood out: 88% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 20%. Mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual in Thailand's news. On the side of help, reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate.
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 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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