We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
27 of its 62 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Illness was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
43 of its 120 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories). Avalanche was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
125 of its 162 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Jenin accounted for 78 of Palestine's 125 stories about harm, carried by 3 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
13 of its 19 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 13 of Bishkek's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories).
611 of its 995 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
281 of its 544 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Jerusalem accounted for 194 of Israel's 281 stories about harm, carried by 80 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
34 of its 92 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
70 of its 164 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 19 of Lesbos' 29 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories).
139 of its 402 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
199 of its 285 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Tehran accounted for 104 of Iran's 199 stories about harm, carried by 192 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: illness in South Africa (35 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Iraq (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); outbreaks in Syria (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); natural hazards in Malaysia (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in Pakistan (15 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 15,762 stories about harm among 56,102 counted on 8 Mar.
The share of stories about people being harmed was the highest since 4 August 2019. 28 in every 100 of the day's 56,102 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 22. In Austria's news, mentions of the avalanche ran more than ten times their usual. Argentina stood out: 44% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 18%. This week the news turned most often to Greece, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 3 of them.
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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